I am looking for some suggestions for creating a User Profile System. I have just finished a user management application with the usual controls like Login, Registration, Password Reset, Admin section for managing user accounts etc. The one thing that is missing is a user profile functionality.
My dilemma is that virtually every project requires the collection of different information about the users so creating a specific list does not work because it will have to be modified and added to anyways. How do I approach something like this?
It is becoming obvious to me that a dynamic system that allows the admin to define and change this information is needed but I'm not sure where to start. Any suggestions?
Thank you!
Check out this article on Techportal about the EAV (Entity, Attribute, Value) model, sounds like it would fit your bill perfectly.