Q&A
| Q1: | Is it possible to use a mixture of relational database tables and flat files to store application data? |
| A1: | Yes, it is. However, if you’re using a relational database to store any data associated with your application, I’d recommend that you store all your data there. Relational databases provide a lot of advantages over flat files for data storage. |
| Q2: | Are there any performance issues associated with accessing relational databases from CGI scripts? |
| A2: | Yes. Well, there’s one issue in particular that you should know about. As you know, every time a CGI program is requested, a new process is started to execute the CGI program. This means that you have to open a new database connection every time the script is called, and close the database ... |
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