How about storing it in a database like you said with variable and value but when you change a value then you write over your config.inc.php file with a new one. So you get to change the value easily in a database and by using a file you make your app faster without any database access everytime.
-----Original Message----- From: Erik Price [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: April 26, 2002 4:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PHP] web application development question On Friday, April 26, 2002, at 03:58 PM, Jason Wong wrote: >> For those of you who write web applications (in any language), what do >> you recommend as the best way to store arbitrary atomic data for the >> web >> application? in other words, data that doesn't really need to be >> stored >> in a relational database, as it does not really relate to anything? > > Stick it in an include file? I'm sorry, I meant to be more clear -- although include files are great for storing data that will probably not change (but are now in a convenient include file in case they have to change), I was thinking of making this data updateable from within the application. So that my employer, who does not know a thing about PHP or MySQL, can change this information from the "administration" section of the site. Which is why I was thinking of using the database... ... well, I may just keep it in an include file, and if anyone ever needs to change the data, I'll explain in the documentation where the data should be changed. Thanks for the tips guys Erik ---- Erik Price Web Developer Temp Media Lab, H.H. Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
