Is your Website database driven?
by Peter J. Boettcher, Wed, 2002-02-20 18:24
Yes, 100%
13% (2 votes)
Yes, but not all areas
44% (7 votes)
No, but I'm thinking about it
25% (4 votes)
No, I have no plans to use a database
19% (3 votes)
Total votes: 16
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Wil posted this at 09:42 — 27th February 2002.
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On most shared servers, databases can be an overkill for anything less than 100 pages, or that's what I've found on benchmarks.
Suzanne posted this at 00:25 — 27th February 2002.
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I disagree, politely, and only in a minor way.
Database driven sites do have some draw backs if you don't use url mapping, for instance, in getting reasonable search engine ranking.
Additionally, they can be overkill and resource wasting for small sites (under 20 pages) with mostly static content.
I think that's pretty well the main drawbacks, lol.
Well, it can be annoying to go through and change things in a db that you could otherwise quickly change (massive global changes) if you aren't an experienced user.
openmind posted this at 22:03 — 26th February 2002.
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Absolutely
DB's Rule!!
detox posted this at 14:09 — 26th February 2002.
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General consensus is that db driven sites are best then?!?!?
Abhishek Reddy posted this at 05:40 — 26th February 2002.
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lol, flipper.
I use databases for my site -- I have all sorts of things like news, product updates, version history, catalog, messaging etc that just couldn't do without 'em.
openmind posted this at 14:23 — 24th February 2002.
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My backend is pretty convoluted as well....But only after a particuarly spicy curry
detox posted this at 14:06 — 24th February 2002.
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I love being a smartarse and having a really convoluted backend system with templates and content management etc.
Wil posted this at 10:24 — 22nd February 2002.
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The last 7 websites I've developed have been database driven. The reason for this is the need for the user to update content and generate new pages from templates using a simple-interface content managment system. Works preety good, too
- wil
Suzanne posted this at 06:40 — 21st February 2002.
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The photo galleries make database driven sensible. Same with the blog. The rest doesn't need to be, doesn't make sense, actually, to have basically static pages database driven. Instead, I use includes for those pages.
Mark Hensler posted this at 06:27 — 21st February 2002.
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lol@MICSA
I'm going to remember that!
mjames posted this at 02:53 — 21st February 2002.
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Besides my forums, no. But I voted for option #3 - I am thinking about it. This summer, I would like to implement something - perhaps something as simple as vBPortal/Postnuke/PHPNuke or a specialized CMS. Just thoughts now, just thoughts.
openmind posted this at 21:16 — 20th February 2002.
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A site like mine has to be database driven. I couldn't really operate it any other way!
Mark - I operate a sligltly different principle - MICSA
Make It Complicated Smart Arse!!!!!
Just kidding - I'm not using ColdFusion to anywhere near its full potential yet but I'm getting there!
Mark Hensler posted this at 19:30 — 20th February 2002.
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Which site? Our personal site?
Mine is currently not, and I have no plans to. I'm following the KISS plan. Keep It Simple, STUPID!
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