Re: FN-FORUM: php, XML, content and searching

date posted 4th September 2007 08:08


On 4 Sep 2007, at 08:28, Sam M - www.wiredeyes.com wrote:

>
> Hi Guys
>
> Looking for some advice regarding using XML as a data source for
> website/s.
>
> Currently all site data for a site builder CMS I have developed is
> held in
> mySQL but I would prefer if it was stored in xml documents in the file
> system and so I could do away with the database as primary content
> data
> source.

Can you explain why you'd prefer a flat file based data storage
system over a relational database? especially as you go on to say:

"The system would be used on 100's of websites at the same time"

I'm not saying you're wrong or anything, just curious as to why
you're asking.

;)