> A /data base/ could (informally) be a number a things such as:
>
> a) a collection with related information (recorded facts) in any
>kind of format (a telephone book is then in this sense a database,
>and even meeting notes in your agenda could be regarded as a database.)
>
> b) a data
would be better suited to be developed in a DBMS like MySQL or something,
since the MySQL will take care of all the DBMS tasks for you.
> -Original Message-
> From: crizz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 10:43 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [PHP
So, one more begginers question. I want to ask about "flat file databases".
What exactly is it. It's just projects that store their data on simply
files, or it's a database system (like Mysql). Are there any rules on how to
store and retrieve data from files, so they will be called "flat file
data
