Everything You Need to Know About Flat-File CMS, And Are They For You?
No matter if a website is static, dynamic, database-driven or flat, they all have one thing in common. They need somewhere to store their data. The technical methodology behind it all takes second place to how the pros and cons of each system fit in with your specific needs. How does a flat-file CMS work? A flat-file CMS stores data as text files on the server, It creates separate files for parts of the website and its content. Those files are read by the CMS. This is in contrast to a database system, which needs a special language and software engine to add, change and delete entries from the database. Speed You may well have guessed that one of the big benefits of a flat-file system is speed. With no database engine to add latency, data can be accessed much quicker. However, given the many other things that have to happen (the data must be transmitted to the visitor, the visitor's browser has to display the data, etc) this speed improvement may well be simply theoretical. Once in