There are 3 main options for organizing the database schema:
1. Separate column for each language
2. Translation table with columns for each language
3. Translation tables with rows for each language
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3 looks to be the most versatile, but 2 is feasible since if requirements are relatively simple.
Mysql will need to be configured to save the data in unicode
http://www.vitzo.com/en/
http://www.tanzilo.com/2008/
Best practices
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