Certainly! Let's design a basic database schema for an online merch store. For this example, I will keep it relatively simple, but in real-world scenarios, you might need to incorporate more tables and attributes.
**Tables:**
1. **Users**
- user_id (Primary Key)
- username
- email
- password (hashed and salted)
- first_name
- last_name
- date_joined
2. **Products**
- product_id (Primary Key)
- product_name
- description
- price
- stock_quantity
- image_url
- category_id (Foreign Key: Categories)
3. **Categories**
- category_id (Primary Key)
- category_name
4. **Orders**
- order_id (Primary Key)
- user_id (Foreign Key: Users)
- order_date
- status (e.g., "processing", "shipped", "delivered")
5. **OrderDetails** (to handle products in an order)
- detail_id (Primary Key)
- order_id (Foreign Key: Orders)
- product_id (Foreign Key: Products)
- quantity_ordered
- price_each
6. **ShippingAddresses**
- address_id (Primary Key)
- user_id (Foreign Key: Users)
- street_address
- city
- state_province_region
- postal_code
- country
7. **PaymentDetails**
- payment_id (Primary Key)
- user_id (Foreign Key: Users)
- card_type (e.g., "Visa", "MasterCard")
- card_last_four_digits
- expiry_date
- billing_address_id (Foreign Key: ShippingAddresses)
8. **Reviews**
- review_id (Primary Key)
- product_id (Foreign Key: Products)
- user_id (Foreign Key: Users)
- rating (e.g., 1 to 5)
- review_text
- review_date
**Relationships:**
- **Users** and **Orders**: One-to-many (One user can place many orders)
- **Users** and **ShippingAddresses**: One-to-many (One user can have many shipping addresses)
- **Users** and **PaymentDetails**: One-to-many (One user can have multiple payment details)
- **Users** and **Reviews**: One-to-many (One user can write many reviews)
- **Products** and **Reviews**: One-to-many (One product can have many reviews)
- **Products** and **OrderDetails**: One-to-many (One product can be in many order details)
- **Orders** and **OrderDetails**: One-to-many (One order can have multiple products/details)
- **Products** and **Categories**: Many-to-one (Many products can belong to one category)
- **ShippingAddresses** and **PaymentDetails**: One-to-one (One payment detail can be associated with one billing address)
This is a basic schema for an online merch store. Depending on your specific needs, you might want to incorporate more features, such as wishlists, promotions, loyalty programs, or any other custom features. Always ensure that your database design is normalized to avoid redundancy and ensure data integrity.