vidok.com/.paul/codebase/db_schema.md

Database Schema

Updated: 2026-05-05 | Total tables: ~32 | Engine: MySQL InnoDB | Prefix: pp_

Schema inferred from Medoo ORM queries in PHP source files. No migration files found — schema managed manually.

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Content — Articles

pp_articles — Main article/content records

Column	Type	Notes
id	INT	PK, AUTO_INCREMENT
hash	VARCHAR	Unique identifier for external reference
status	TINYINT	Published/draft/archived
date_add	DATETIME	Creation timestamp
views	INT	View counter
password	VARCHAR	Optional password protection
pixieset	VARCHAR	Pixieset gallery identifier

pp_articles_langs — Language-specific article content

Column	Type	Notes
article_id	INT	FK → pp_articles.id
lang_id	INT	FK → pp_langs.id
title	VARCHAR	Article title
content	LONGTEXT	Rich text content
seo_link	VARCHAR	URL slug
noindex	TINYINT	SEO noindex flag

pp_articles_images — Article gallery images

Column	Type	Notes
id	INT	PK, AUTO_INCREMENT
article_id	INT	FK → pp_articles.id
src	VARCHAR	Image filename/path
o	INT	Sort order
favorite	TINYINT	Flagged as favorite
to_delete	TINYINT	Soft-delete flag

pp_articles_files — Downloadable file attachments

Column	Type	Notes
id	INT	PK, AUTO_INCREMENT
article_id	INT	FK → pp_articles.id
src	VARCHAR	File path
name	VARCHAR	Display name
to_delete	TINYINT	Soft-delete flag

pp_articles_pages — Article-to-Page assignments

Column	Type	Notes
article_id	INT	FK → pp_articles.id
page_id	INT	FK → pp_pages.id
o	INT	Sort order on page
status	TINYINT	Visibility on this page

pp_articles_tags — Many-to-many: Articles ↔ Tags

Column	Type	Notes
article_id	INT	FK → pp_articles.id
tag_id	INT	FK → pp_tags.id

pp_articles_additional_params — Custom field definitions per article

Column	Type	Notes
id	INT	PK, AUTO_INCREMENT
article_id	INT	FK → pp_articles.id
name	VARCHAR	Field name
language	VARCHAR	Language code
status	TINYINT	Active/inactive

pp_articles_additional_values — Custom field values

Column	Type	Notes
param_id	INT	FK → pp_articles_additional_params.id
article_id	INT	FK → pp_articles.id
value	TEXT	Field value
language_id	INT	FK → pp_langs.id

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Content — Pages & Layouts

pp_pages — Website page hierarchy

Column	Type	Notes
id	INT	PK, AUTO_INCREMENT
menu_id	INT	FK → pp_menus.id
parent_id	INT	Self-referencing for nested pages
page_type	VARCHAR	Type identifier
sort_type	VARCHAR	Article sort order
status	TINYINT	Published/hidden
start	TINYINT	Homepage flag
o	INT	Sort order in navigation
cache	TINYINT	Page-level cache toggle

pp_pages_langs — Page language translations

Column	Type	Notes
page_id	INT	FK → pp_pages.id
lang_id	INT	FK → pp_langs.id
title	VARCHAR	Page title
seo_link	VARCHAR	URL slug

pp_layouts — Template layout containers

Column	Type	Notes
id	INT	PK, AUTO_INCREMENT
layout_id	INT	Parent layout reference
name	VARCHAR	Layout name
html	LONGTEXT	Desktop HTML with [PLACEHOLDER:id] tags
m_html	LONGTEXT	Mobile HTML
css	TEXT	Inline CSS
m_css	TEXT	Mobile inline CSS
js	TEXT	Inline JS
m_js	TEXT	Mobile inline JS
status	TINYINT	Active/inactive

pp_layouts_pages — Layout-to-page assignments

Column	Type	Notes
layout_id	INT	FK → pp_layouts.id
page_id	INT	FK → pp_pages.id

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Content — Static Containers & Banners

pp_scontainers — Reusable static content blocks

Column	Type	Notes
id	INT	PK, AUTO_INCREMENT
status	TINYINT	Active/inactive

pp_scontainers_langs — Static container translations

Column	Type	Notes
id	INT	PK, AUTO_INCREMENT
scontainer_id	INT	FK → pp_scontainers.id
lang_id	INT	FK → pp_langs.id
html	LONGTEXT	Content HTML

pp_banners — Promotional banners

Column	Type	Notes
id	INT	PK, AUTO_INCREMENT
name	VARCHAR	Banner name
status	TINYINT	Active/inactive

pp_banners_langs — Banner language versions

Column	Type	Notes
id	INT	PK, AUTO_INCREMENT
id_banner	INT	FK → pp_banners.id
id_lang	INT	FK → pp_langs.id
title	VARCHAR	Banner title
content	TEXT	Banner content/HTML

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Navigation & Taxonomy

pp_menus — Navigation menu definitions

Column	Type	Notes
id	INT	PK, AUTO_INCREMENT
name	VARCHAR	Menu name

pp_tags — Article tags/categories

Column	Type	Notes
id	INT	PK, AUTO_INCREMENT
name	VARCHAR	Tag name

pp_authors — Article author profiles

Column	Type	Notes
id	INT	PK, AUTO_INCREMENT

pp_authors_langs — Author translations

Column	Type	Notes
author_id	INT	FK → pp_authors.id
lang_id	INT	FK → pp_langs.id

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Users & Access Control

pp_users — Admin panel users

Column	Type	Notes
id	INT	PK, AUTO_INCREMENT
login	VARCHAR	Username
password	VARCHAR	MD5 hash (security concern — see concerns.md)
status	TINYINT	Active/inactive
active_to	DATE	Account expiry date
admin	TINYINT	Super-admin flag
error_logged_count	INT	Failed login counter

pp_users_privileges — User permission assignments

Column	Type	Notes
id_user	INT	FK → pp_users.id
name	VARCHAR	Privilege name (string key)

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Multi-language

pp_langs — Available language configurations

Column	Type	Notes
id	INT	PK, AUTO_INCREMENT
start	TINYINT	Default language flag
domain	VARCHAR	Domain for this language
main_domain	VARCHAR	Primary domain
o	INT	Sort order
status	TINYINT	Active/inactive

pp_langs_translations — UI string translations

Column	Type	Notes
Dynamic columns per language ID	VARCHAR	Translation strings

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Newsletter

pp_newsletter — Email subscribers

Column	Type	Notes
id	INT	PK, AUTO_INCREMENT
email	VARCHAR	Subscriber email
status	TINYINT	Active/unsubscribed

pp_newsletter_send — Sent campaign log

Column	Type	Notes
id	INT	PK, AUTO_INCREMENT
email_template_id	INT	FK → pp_newsletter_templates.id

pp_newsletter_templates — Email campaign templates

Column	Type	Notes
id	INT	PK, AUTO_INCREMENT
name	VARCHAR	Template name
subject	VARCHAR	Email subject
html	LONGTEXT	Email HTML body

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Contacts & Locations

pp_contacts_maps — Location/contact point entries

Column	Type	Notes
id	INT	PK, AUTO_INCREMENT

pp_contacts_maps_products — Product associations for locations

Column	Type	Notes
map_id	INT	FK → pp_contacts_maps.id
product_id	INT	Product reference

pp_contacts_maps_provinces — Province associations for locations

Column	Type	Notes
map_id	INT	FK → pp_contacts_maps.id
province_id	INT	Province reference

pp_contact_emails — Contact form submissions

Column	Type	Notes
email	VARCHAR	Sender email
phone	VARCHAR	Sender phone
title	VARCHAR	Subject
mail	TEXT	Message body
add_date	DATETIME	Submission timestamp

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SEO & Settings

pp_seo_additional — Per-article SEO metadata

Column	Type	Notes
article_id	INT	FK → pp_articles.id
lang_id	INT	FK → pp_langs.id

pp_settings — Global CMS configuration (key-value store)

Column	Type	Notes
param	VARCHAR	Setting key (e.g., google_map_key, email_host)
value	TEXT	Setting value

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Schema Characteristics

Property	Value
Engine	MySQL InnoDB
Table prefix	pp_
Soft deletes	to_delete column on pp_articles_images, pp_articles_files
Multi-language	All content tables have _langs counterpart
Migrations	None — schema managed manually
Timestamps	date_add on articles; not standardized across all tables

Key Relationships

• 1:N — pp_articles → pp_articles_images, pp_articles_files, pp_articles_langs
• N:N — pp_articles ↔ pp_tags (via pp_articles_tags)
• N:N — pp_articles ↔ pp_pages (via pp_articles_pages)
• Hierarchical — pp_pages.parent_id self-reference for nested page tree
• Language join — all content tables join pp_langs on lang_id for translation