RE: [PHP-DB] Best way to store/retrieve content??

Could you use PDFs? -Natalie > -----Original Message----- > From: Monty [SMTP:monty3@hotmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 2:31 PM > To: php-db@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP-DB] Best way to store/retrieve content?? > > I'm writing some content management scripts for an online magazine. Many > articles are formatted in a similar way, but some have a unique page > layout > that includes grids of photos, tables, etc. > > I'm not sure if the best way to store content is in a database so it can > be > flowed into an article template, or to simply lay out the page as HTML, > surrounding it with a simple include("header.php") and > include("footer.php") > for header/footer HTML and graphics. For articles that require things like > tables, it would be a pain to have to write this HTML by hand or lay it > out > in Dreamweaver then copy and past the code into the database field (using > an > Admin web form). > > Or, is it prudent to set up a custom table in the databse for each type of > content so that a matching template can be used to format the pages > properly > without having to include all the HTML in the database with the content > itself? > > Hope this makes some sense. Just trying to figure out the best way to > tackle > this. All input is appreciated! > > Monty > > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php