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- mitsu0
no, that won't happen. i can only imagine the fun of parsing a multi-terabyte xml file. xml is good for bridging gaps between heterogenous systems and technologies, but it's not a database replacement.
- phirschybar0
It seems fine if XML outlives the DBs... has anyone had any success making a CMS for XML. I've made lots of them for MySQL. Anyone have a good solution for having clients update their XML easily?
- chimchim0
why should clients ever have to edit xml? It's an unnecessary burden.
make it simple. keep the tech layer invisible.
- chimchim0
I suppose I can see the point when time and budget / server don't allow for a DB based CMS.
Yea..simple xml is the way to go in that case.
- phirschybar0
No I wouldn't have a client touch the XML but I would like to build a CMS that updates XML files...
- Tara0
damn. thought this was going to be a great ass thread!
- chimchim0
If you know how to build a CMS...then you should be able to eiter write a file on the server..or return xml to flash. What else do you need to do?
- phirschybar0
I've been waiting for a thread like this to come along and pick up steam. Its an important topic really...
- Anarchitect0
I don't think that changing an XML file on demand is ver wise... I)s bette rto change the db directly [or using a form based - user friendly] and then output the changes as xml, as mentioned before.
- phirschybar0
chimchim.. I guess what I'm saying is that the tools to update a database are there.. MySQL is super easy to hit and update etc cause that functionality is built in... Just wondering if someone has make an app which updates XML just as easily but can be simplified so I can create a simple tool for my clients
- Anarchitect0
the only way you can modify an XML [at least using PHP] is to use php's xml driven function, parse it, erase/include/etc... and then write the new xml in the server.
But it 's still better to make those change these changes in the db, from where the xml gets its info.
- chimchim0
sure ...
I believe there were a few projects made with 5/MX ... not sure if they're still online.
I do agree though, sometimes...it's just easier and faster to have a simple xml file..
Before I could make a CMS myself...I just would meet with a client and sit them down with some simple XML editing app..or just a text editor...but that was then. Now I just re-use my CMS from project to project.
- chimchim0
oh my...
you have had fun with the php xml parser?
- Mimio0
I'm not sure I understand why people are using XML for data formatting when you can just use remoting to send the data objects directly into flash from the database app. Somebody please explain to this to me. I'm obviously missing something.
- chimchim0
remoting may be out of budget / scope for some people.
- chimchim0
I don't see freelancers always having access to a remoting server...it's not exactly commonplace. For small projects ...most anybody can manage php/mysql or simple xml.
- mitsu0
php and mysql coudn't possilby be out of anyones budget for a task like this.
- Mimio0
Yuu could use amfphp with MySQL or just explode your query strings into post before you pass them to Flash.
- chimchim0
I read last summer that amfphp does't preserve data-type....is that still the case?
- Mimio0
Yeah, you have to convert it to a AS recognizable type with string functions.