Where do I store user personal information-CodePudding

I am creating an application in which a user registers with a username, email, and password. This data is stored in one table. But then the user enters profile information such as photo, bio, activity and such. Do I store this data in the same table as the username, email, and password? Or do I create another table in which I link those in some way?

CodePudding user response：

you can create a different table UserProfile with OneToOne relation.

class UserProfile(models.Model):  
    user = models.ForeignKey(User, unique=True)
    location = models.CharField(max_length=140)  
    bio = models.CharField(max_length=140)  
    profile_picture = models.ImageField(upload_to='profile_pics', blank=True)

Then in settings.py:

AUTH_PROFILE_MODULE = 'accounts.UserProfile'

for uploading you can use diff services aswell like s3 etc

CodePudding user response：

You want to extend User model to have other information. The recomended approach for this is to create another model like Profile and setup OneToOne relation to the User.