[phplib] Text file database From: Ken (dydx <email protected>)
Date: 08/25/00

Hi,

Would like to gather some feedback from the reader of this list.

I am thinking of starting a project to build a "poor man"'s content
management system and application architecture. Some preliminary description
can be found at http://phratry.sourceforge.net/ Things are still at early
planning stage.

Having looked at phplib for a while, I'm thinking of using it for the
project. But there are some questions that I am struggling with and would
like to find feedback on.

1. Since it is a "poor man"'s CMS, should the lowest common denomination
requirement be just PHP and text file or PHP and database (probably mySQL)

2. If the LCM is PHP/text file is there a database abstraction that deal with
text and rdbms at the same time? I know perl have something like DBI where
there are DBDs for text and usual databases. PHP don't seem to have something
like this or did I miss out something?

3. phplib does not support text databases, is there a historic reason for
this?

4. Has anyone done or have pointers to such an abstraction?

5. In your opinion how accessible and usable is the PHP/MySQL combination to
not so technically inclined people generally.

Finally I'm inviting anyone interested to join me in this project.

Ciao!
Ken

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