How to design a MySql Table for a Tag Cloud?

Question

I have articles on my site, and I would like to add tags which would describe each article, but I\'m having problems with design mysql table for tags. I have two ideas:

Answer 1

yes, but you didn't answer my main question, how to get 3 most similar articles?

Answer: Just look for the same tag ids in the merged table (tags_articles). Gather them and create a pattern.

For example: Article 1 has tags: 1,2 Article 2 has tags: 2,3,4 Article 5 has tags: 6,7,2 Article 7 has tags: 7,1,2,3

If you want the 3 most similar articles for article 1, you have to look for the tags 1,2. You'll find Article 7 is most similar and 2 and 5 have some similarities.