Database-backed website w/o server RDBMS

Collapse
This topic is closed.
X
X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 1
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous template Next
  • Matt O'Toole
    #1

    Database-backed website w/o server RDBMS

    I'm looking for a website backend. I can use PHP and other scripting languages,
    but I don't have access to an RDBMS. So I'm looking for an RDBMS substitute --
    maybe something that reads/writes plain text or XML files sitting on the web
    server. Any ideas?

    Matt O.


    Tags: None
    • Manuel Lemos
      #2
      Re: Database-backed website w/o server RDBMS

      Hello,

      On 01/27/2004 02:36 AM, Matt O'Toole wrote:[color=blue]
      > I'm looking for a website backend. I can use PHP and other scripting languages,
      > but I don't have access to an RDBMS. So I'm looking for an RDBMS substitute --
      > maybe something that reads/writes plain text or XML files sitting on the web
      > server. Any ideas?[/color]

      Here you may find several ideas, including some based on CSV files and
      even with PHP only based SQL support:

      Class: Class.DB.php
      http://www.phpclasses.org/adb

      Class: File DB
      http://www.phpclasses.org/filedb

      Class: Perfect Database File
      http://www.phpclasses.org/pdbf

      Class: textDB
      http://www.phpclasses.org/textdb


      --

      Regards,
      Manuel Lemos

      Free ready to use OOP components written in PHP
      http://www.phpclasses.org/

      MetaL - XML based meta-programming language
      http://www.meta-language.net/


        Comment

        • Dave Benjamin
          #3
          Re: Database-backed website w/o server RDBMS

          In article <JVlRb.2589$BY3 .1719@nwrddc01. gnilink.net>, Matt O'Toole wrote:[color=blue]
          > I'm looking for a website backend. I can use PHP and other scripting languages,
          > but I don't have access to an RDBMS. So I'm looking for an RDBMS substitute --
          > maybe something that reads/writes plain text or XML files sitting on the web
          > server. Any ideas?[/color]

          You might try a Berkeley DB style database:
          - http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.dba.php

          Depending on your needs, you may be able to get by with something simpler
          like serialize or WDDX:
          - http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.serialize.php
          - http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.wddx.php

          With any of these solutions, you'll probably want to use some sort of
          locking if there is the possibility of multiple users trying to write to
          your data files at the same time.
          - http://www.php.net/flock

          Use this info at your own risk. I always use RDBMSs. ;)

          Good luck,
          Dave

          --
          ..:[ dave benjamin (rameny sp00) -:- spoomusic.com -:- ramenfest.com ]:.
          : d r i n k i n g l i f e o u t o f t h e c o n t a i n e r :

            Comment

            Previous template Next
            Working...