MySQL vs Flat Files
 

I read somewhere that flat files are overused in vBulletin and it's hacking and thus i'm wondering what you all feel?

Hmm... what default vb features or hacks make use of flat files?

I know you can choose to store attachments, css and a few other things as a flat file but those work better in the file system anyway.

I can think of maybe 1 or 2 hacks that store logs as a flat file rather than in the db and I think that was because it was simpler to do.

none in terms of real data.

what is the point of this thread? no forum information is stored in as flat files and php has to be in a file to work. obviously who ever wrote what you read is an idiot who has never used vBulletin.

it's a mere discussion, i.e. people say the DB should only be used for data you want to modify, where as others feel it should be used for storage, it's like using a DB for a counter, that's OTT and really not needed.