CREATE TABLE primary_table ( id bigint(20) unsigned NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, user_id bigint(20) unsigned NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (id) ); CREATE TABLE join_table ( id bigint(20) unsigned NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, primary_table_id bigint(20) unsigned NOT NULL, other_table_id bigint(20) unsigned NOT NULL, is_active tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0', PRIMARY KEY (id) );