Having a database can add some obstacles to keep your site online. It happens that you run into a site that does show a database error message only.
Another point is how do you get your data in and get it out again. A plugin to convert csv data to pages and reverse would be handy. I do not know if there is a convienent solution for databases. Happy New Year (in a couple of hours) Martin On Dec 31, 1:47 am, Erlend Sogge Heggen <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for your answer. I was also not aware of that MySQL plugin, > that is very interesting. Allrighty then, I got what I wanted :) > > On Dec 30, 11:18 pm, DrunkenMonk <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Deploying a flat-file wiki is much simpler. The self contained > > structure is something of a blessing on the multi-purpose servers I > > use Boltwire on, where the file system and databases are otherwise > > quite easily cluttered. > > > Since Boltwire has a perfectly usable mysql plugin if one has database- > > friendly information to store, I really don't see any problems with > > the setup. Bearing in mind, of course, that exceptionally large sites > > may slow down with a flat-file backend. Most wikis, however, are > > simply not that large. > > > On Dec 30, 5:48 pm, Erlend Sogge Heggen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > So I searched around a bit more and realized that 'flat files' appears > > > to be the term I'm looking for for 'db-free' systems. I found a couple > > > half-decent debates and comparisons on the topic, but none of them put > > > the argument in the context of online wikis, which is what I hope to > > > see in stronger light here. > > > >http://www.databasedev.co.uk/flatfile-vs-rdbms.htmlhttp://www.pmwiki....... > > > > What have you got? ;) > > > > On Dec 30, 5:26 pm, Erlend Sogge Heggen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I would like to raise awareness to the fact that BoltWire is a > > > > database-free system. Developers I've talked to about BoltWire usually > > > > considers it a downside. Frankly, it's one of the reasons my project > > > > is moving away from DokuWiki as well, because it is not quite as > > > > manageable. > > > > > Once upon a time it was the simpler install, but these days even most > > > > free hosts come with free sql access. > > > > > What can be said in defense of a db-free system? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BoltWire" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/boltwire?hl=en.
