What is the best way to manage permissions for a web application - bitmask or database table?

Question

I\'m considering the best way to design a permissions system for an \"admin\" web application. The application is likely to have many users, each of whom could be assigned a

Answer 1

how about creating a Permission table, then a UserPermission table to store the relationships?

You'll never have to modify the structure again, and you have the ability to add as many permissionss as you wish.