smartin1017 Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 I am creating a CMS and I was told that search engines will not read a database. This is a very text heavy website and it is important that the search engines read the site text. Is it true that the search engines will not read a DB and if so what do you guys think about using files. One other question, if I use files can I put them in a seperate directory in my server, I have read that they have to be in the same directory? Thanks in advance. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/99090-to-create-a-cms-should-i-use-a-database-or-files/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniflare Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 FYI Search engines can read both files and databases. Personally it depends on the database, if the db server can handle a lot of reading and searching then use db. ---------- I would build the backend to be able to handle both if it was a commercial cms. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/99090-to-create-a-cms-should-i-use-a-database-or-files/#findComment-507119 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooldude832 Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 I am creating a CMS and I was told that search engines will not read a database. This is a very text heavy website and it is important that the search engines read the site text. Is it true that the search engines will not read a DB and if so what do you guys think about using files. One other question, if I use files can I put them in a seperate directory in my server, I have read that they have to be in the same directory? Thanks in advance. Yes it is true search engines will not read Databases they can only read indexed locations on your server. How the data goes into said index page is hidden to the search engine. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/99090-to-create-a-cms-should-i-use-a-database-or-files/#findComment-507131 Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniflare Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Search engines cant read from databases... but they do not need to? why would they unless they were linking to data in your db? (which u definetely dont want possible). Search engines will use URL's to move around your site, since a browser also requires this there is no problem... Search engines sometimes read META tags, sometimes they read the entire page, having a smaller output file would help search engines download your page quicker and index it quicker. Databases are usually more efficient than files. ----------- Use databases to store all data like news contents/subjects usernames/passwords advanced configuration/categories/extra pages. -------- As long as there is a link to a page (from the index page) containing the data you want search engines to find there should be no problem. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/99090-to-create-a-cms-should-i-use-a-database-or-files/#findComment-507249 Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniflare Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 FYI my first post assumed you were on about internal website search engines rather than public international search engines (like google) Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/99090-to-create-a-cms-should-i-use-a-database-or-files/#findComment-507251 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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