RE: [PHP] XML works like a DataBase?

Yes, I'll still use MySQL. I want this: Use a XML file to "transfer" data (SMS data), What is better to do: 1) Create manually a XML file? 2) Or I can have a .XML "model" file, that I just "add" some data. regards, Augusto --- Andrew Hill <ahill@openlinksw.com> escreveu: > Augusto, > > Regardless if you CAN do this, I recommend against > it :) > Relational Databases are much better for storing, > updating, and accessing > disparate information than XML. > > XML should be used for communication between > applications or for an > intermediary output format from relational data. > If you do need XML, then convert from relational > data to XML on the fly. > > There are several ways to do this. > An easy one is our database: Virtuoso > You can download it for free at > http://www.openlinksw.com/virtuoso > > Hope this helps. > > Best regards, > Andrew Hill > Director of Technology Evangelism > OpenLink Software http://www.openlinksw.com > Universal Data Access & Data Integration Technology > Providers > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Augusto Cesar Castoldi > [mailto:accastoldi@yahoo.com.br] > > Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 2:03 PM > > To: php-general@lists.php.net > > Subject: [PHP] XML works like a DataBase? > > > > > > Hi. > > > > I've been looking for XML, and I'd like to know if > you > > know if with the XML funtions of PHP I can create > a > > XML file, add and remove data just, or almost > equal of > > I do with MySQL. > > > > regards, > > > > Augusto > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > _____________________________ > > Yahoo! GeoCities > > Tenha seu lugar na Web. Construa hoje mesmo sua > home page no > > Yahoo! GeoCities. É fácil e grátis! > > http://br.geocities.yahoo.com/ > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: > php-general-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: > php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > php-list-admin@lists.php.net > _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! GeoCities Tenha seu lugar na Web. Construa hoje mesmo sua home page no Yahoo! GeoCities. É fácil e grátis! http://br.geocities.yahoo.com/