notes on first database analysis

README.md

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 # SPIP Database to Markdown
-
 Script(s) to export the SPIP MySQL database of the current website to plain text Markdown files with YAML front-matter metadata.
 
 ## Notes on exporting the SPIP MySQL data to Markdown files
-
-There are 26 tables, some contains A LOT of data while others can contain little to no data.
+There are 40 tables, of which :
+- 8 contain the major part of the data
+- 4 are relations between other tables
+- 5 contain as few data as global parameters
+- 13 seems to be technical information specific to SPIP
+- 10 are completely empty
 
 ### Tables & Database schema
 
-#### Main tables
+#### Main tables, with a lot of data
+These tables contains a lot of data. Each row will probably correspond to one Markdown file.
 
-#### Relational tables
+- spip_articles
+- spip_auteurs
+- spip_documents
+- spip_evenements
+- spip_meta
+- spip_mots
+- spip_rubriques
+- spip_syndic_articles
+
+#### Relational tables, making links between main tables
+These tables join information between main tables. They will probably correspond to entries in YAML front-matters.
+
+- spip_auteurs_liens
+- spip_documents_liens
+- spip_mots_liens
+- spip_zones_liens
 
 #### Tables with little data
+These tables contains a few rows. They will probably correspond to global configuration files in static website. 
+
+- spip_groupes_mots
+- spip_meslettres
+- spip_messages
+- spip_syndic
+- spip_zones
+
+#### Technical tables
+These tables contain technical information that is probably specific to SPIP or the system on which it is installed.
+
+- spip_depots
+- spip_depots_plugins
+- spip_jobs
+- spip_ortho_cache
+- spip_paquets
+- spip_plugins
+- spip_referers
+- spip_referers_articles
+- spip_types_documents
+- spip_versions
+- spip_versions_fragments
+- spip_visites
+- spip_visites_articles
 
 #### Empty tables
-
 These tables are empty, so they don’t need to be treated.
 
 - spip_breves
+- spip_evenements_participants
+- spip_forum
+- spip_jobs_liens
+- spip_ortho_dico
+- spip_petitions
+- spip_resultats
+- spip_signatures
+- spip_test
+- spip_urls