Re: Opinions needed

On Fri, 2009-02-13 at 08:02 -0500, Al wrote: > > Rene Veerman wrote: > > Al wrote: > >> I'm scripting a light-weight, low volume signup registry for a running > >> club. Folks sign up to volunteer for events and the like. There will > >> generally be a handful of signup registries at any one time. A typical > >> registry will only contain 50 to 100 names. Each registry is only in > >> existence for a month or so. > >> > >> I really don't see the advantage of using a real DB [e.g., mySQL,] for > >> this. Don't need any special searching, etc. > >> > >> Am thinking of using a simple serialized array file for each registry; > >> or, using Pear Cache_lite. Cache_lite has several nice functions I > >> can take advantage of. In spite of its name, it can be configured to > >> be permanent. > >> > >> I'd just go ahead and use Cache_lite; but, I'm always reluctant to use > >> a Pear package for fear it may not be updated for for future php > >> releases, etc. I aways aim to keep maintenance to a minimum. > >> > >> Anyone had experience with Cache_Lite? Anyone have an opinion on the > >> alternatives or maybe another storage approach? > >> > >> Thanks, Al........ > >> > >> > > AdoDB + SQL = easier to maintain than a half dozen custom storage > > interfaces.. > > imo. > > > > I don't really have any custom storage interfaces. To create a new signup > registry, we simply place a file in the topic directory [e.g., > /10Krace/Volunteers.php] that contains one line of code that includes the > operational scripts. > > require_once $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/signups/commonReg.php'; > > commonReg.php takes care of everything and the signup's ID is simply > "/10Krace/Volunteers" > > > > Which in itself is a custom storage interface... Ash www.ashleysheridan.co.uk