--- Colin Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can't remember if PHP4 has support for SQLLite, > but if you can find a > CMS that can use it, you're golden. > > SQLLite is a file-based database. It's a slower than > the real DB > servers, but it will probably suffice for a year > unless your web site is > going to see especially heavily traffic. >
Flat files have two advantages over the heavily structured database files, they can be opened in most text editors, so you can easily recover data, and they tend to be smaller in disk space requirements. I beleive that most engines will work with flat files if you build them to do so, without a significant loss in performance. The biggest drawback to a flat file database is the loss of data protection. In a website situation, while it will work, you have to make the dbengine be the only read access to the folder the file is stored in, or your entire database is exposed to the internet, It is far better to use either mysql or postgresql, both of which can be used free of charge, even on a commercial website. [ MySQL's cmmercial license only applies to commercial redistribution of the engine, Postgresql is BSD Licsenced, which explicitly allows any commercial use. ] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-chat FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
