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<title>The BOINC Database</title>
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<h2>The BOINC Database</h2>
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<p>
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BOINC uses a relational database to keep track of participants, work
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and result. The reference implementation uses MySQL, but any SQL
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database can be used.
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<p>
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The database tables are as follows:
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<dl>
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<dt>
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platform
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</dt>
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<dd>
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Compilation targets of the core client and/or applications.
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</dd>
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<dt>
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app
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<dd>
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Applications. The core client is treated as an application; its
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name is "core_client".
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</dd>
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<dt>
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app_version
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</dt>
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<dd>
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Versions of applications. Each record includes a URL for
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downloading the executable, and the MD5 checksum of the executable.
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</dd>
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<dt>
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user
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</dt>
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<dd>
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Describes users, including their email address, name, web
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password, and authenticator.
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</dd>
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<dt>
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preferences
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</dt>
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<dd>
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Describes preferences. The actual preference information is
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stored in an XML document in a "blob" field of this table.
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</dd>
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<dt>
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host
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<dd>
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Describes hosts.
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</dd>
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workunit
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</dt>
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<dd>
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Describes workunits. The input file descriptions are stored in
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an XML document in a blob field. Includes counts of the number of
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results linked to this workunit, and the numbers that have been sent,
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that have succeeded, and that have failed.
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</dd>
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<dt>
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result
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</dt>
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<dd>
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Describes results. Includes a "state" (whether the result has
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been dispatched). Stores a number of items relevant only after the
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result has been returned: CPU time, exit status, and validation status.
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</dd>
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</dl>
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