Articles Table

The table that holds details of each article.

Table 7.2. Articles table description

Column Name

Type

Size

Not Null?

Constraints

Description

id

Number

11

Yes

Primary key

A unique numeric identification for each article. Populated by an auto-sequence.

asset_id

Int

10

No

None

FK to the #__assets table.

title

Varchar

255

Yes

Unique key

The unique title of the article.

category_id

Int

na

No

None

The FK to the category table. The category to which the article belongs.

alias

Varchar

255

Yes

None

Article Alias.

featured

Varchar

255

Yes

None

Indicates whether the article is a 'featured' article.

hits

Int

10

Yes

None

The number of times the article has been viewed.

full_text

Text

64K

No

None

The article text.

ordering

Int

11

No

None

The column used for ordering records.

state

TinyInt

1

No

None

State of the specific record. i.e. Published, archived, trashed etc.

language

Character

7

No

None

Language code.

access

TinyInt

3

Yes

None

Access levels required to view the article. [ACL]

checked_out

Integer

11

Yes

None

The id of the Joomla user editing the record.

checked_out_time

Datetime

na

Yes

None

The date/time the record was checked out for editing.

metakey

Text

-

Yes

None

Metadata keys. Not fully implemented.

metadesc

Text

-

Yes

None

Meta description of the article. Not fully implemented.

metadata

Text

-

Yes

None

Metadata for the article. (Not fully implemented.)

created_by

Int

11

Yes

None

The id of the Joomla user who created the article.

created_at

Timestamp

-

No

None

The date and time the record was created. Default NULL.

modified_by

Int

11

Yes

None

The id of the Joomla user who last modified the article.

modified_on

Timestamp

-

No

None

If populated the date and time the record was last modified.


[Note]Note

1) Articles are always assigned to a specific category.

2) Article attachment details are stored in a separate table. See below.

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