Difference between one-to-one and one-to-many relationship in database

Question

This is probably a basic(dumb) question but when having a one-to-one relationship in a database the other table has a foreign key ID(in this example). And in a one-to-many relat

Answer 1

well, you are right, this relation is important for you, but not for db itself. When you have two tables, one with your basic information, and another one with your detailed information.. for both tables you are you, so it is one-to-one relation, you can not map your data to somebody else.

Now add third table "cities" and one of your information points to city you live in - this is example of one-to-many (one city can be used, and should be used for many people).

one-to-many / one-to-one just show how your tables interact. And all the time, you want to "save" rows/columns in table not duplicating them you will use one-to-many relation with another table. Or many-to-many :)