The Place of a Database in E-Commerce
A Web server is clearly essential for an e-commerce Web site, but in most cases a database is no less important. Although the database need not be involved in all aspects of your site (your privacy policy or warranty information statement may be provided as static pages, for example), it’s difficult to run an effective site of any complexity without using a database in some capacity. Many of the services supported by e-commerce sites involve the customer directly, but the utility of a database extends beyond that to other areas as well. A database allows you to
Store your product catalog so that customers and staff can browse through it or perform searches on it.
Store and process orders submitted by customers. ...
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