MySQL vs Flat Files

[sabret00the]

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

[Reeve of shinra]

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.

[sabret00the]

Originally Posted by Reeve of shinra

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

none in terms of real data.

[AN-net]

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.

[sabret00the]

Originally Posted by AN-net

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.