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I'm putting together my first site using XML for page content and for items in an e-commerce store. Today I started on the user registration/login system, but I'm not sure whether I should store user data in XML files or in a MySQL database. Does it make a difference security-wise? Should I be using MySQL for the store as well?
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- CommentAuthorPettyRider
- CommentTimeAug 15th 2006
You should use what you know. I'd suggest using MySQL on it's own machine. -
You should use what you know.
I'll second that one, but I will add the caveat that if you do go with XML keep the files somewhere that's not web-accessible. (obviously.) -
I was going to say mySQL, but then I don’t know much about securing XML either.
How hackable is a mySQL database?
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- CommentAuthorPettyRider
- CommentTimeAug 16th 2006
As hackable as anything requiring a username and password, I'd suppose. There are more measuring to securing it too, I'm sure -
If your e-commerce store is using MySQL => then use MySQL, else ware you can use XML, but it is less secure.
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