Posted by Peter on 10/13/06 02:14

Thanks for the advice guys.

The FTP solutions sounds fun and nostalgic :) but I suppose I'll just
buckle down and make a wee database driven website. I've been
programming database driven websites in perl and JSP for a few years
now so I'm not very worried.

-peter
PS: I haven't played with SQLite yet, thanks I'll give it a try ;)

Jeremy wrote:
> Peter wrote:
> > Greetings,
> >
> > I'm having trouble deciding on whether to go with a flat file or DB
> > driven architecture for a wee personal website. I'd like to be able to
> > update HTML files online and this is my only requirement.
> >
> > Flat Files:
> > advantage: attach some PHP code at the top of each file that allows the
> > file to be opened and edited
> > disadvantage: the files would have to be writeable
> >
> > DB:
> > advantage: more secure
> > disadvantage: allot of overhead
> >
> > Would anyone have any advice?
> >
> > PS: I was originally planning to use a CMS but found that no CMS was
> > customizable enough with little effort for a basic small website -
> > strang eh :)
> >
>
> SQLite.
>
> Jeremy

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