Database EAV Pros/Cons and Alternatives

Question

I have been looking for a database solution to allow user defined fields and values (allowing an unlimited number). At first glance, EAV seemed like the right fit, but afte

Answer 1

Have a look at posgtres hstore http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/hstore.html this will do exactly what you want without most of the disadvantages