If Menus_Item can be linked to more than one Menus record than you've to use a linking table. Otherwise it's not necessary.

>I have two tables called Menus and Menus_Item.
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>I have always join both tables by using PK from menus and storinging it in a FK field on the Menus_item.
>But I was looking at somebody else database desing and he was using a link table to join both tables.
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>The link table name is Menus_Menus_item_link.
>This table has a field for storing the PK of the Menus table and a field for storing PK of Menus_Item table.
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>Question : Is this a better database desing ?. What are the benefits of having a link table?
>I have never used link tables and I am a little bit confused.
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>Thanks