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Posted by www.1-script.com on 02/14/07 02:15
Animesh K wrote:
> Hello All:
> I am new to Php, but working my way out slowly. I saw some polling or
> voting scripts on the net and all of them use MySQL database with it. I
> was wondering if a file can be used (to save use of a database, I have
> only 10-databases from godaddy and I cannot use one for each poll).
> It seems that this can be done (using file instead of a DB), but I
> don't
> want to re-invent the wheel. So if someone has a suggestion, please
> help
> me out.
> Best regards,
> Animesh
10 databases is not really a problem here. You can identify tables that
belong to a single script inside a single database using a unique name
prefix. This is how it has been done years ago when a single MySQL
database that your host allowed was look upon as a huge favor.
In any case, if you are trying to avoid using a database, you will need
your script to be able to write onto the hard drive and that creates
possibility for NASTY website hacks. I would avoid a script that
unnecessarily writes anything to a disk. Don't shy away from database use.
There are plenty of benefits there.
As for where to get a ready-to-go script, www.hotscripts.com has plenty.
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Cheers,
Dmitri
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