# File vs database

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/file-vs-database/304468
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**Created:** [February 8, 2010, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/file-vs-database/304468 "2010-02-08T15:03:29Z")
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### Author: ![been\_1990](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/839c29/32.png) [@been\_1990](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/been_1990)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2010, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/file-vs-database/304468/1 "2010-02-08T15:03:29Z")

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I am about to create a php app that manages articles, does it make a difference if I use a database to store the articles, or if I just use files stored on the server?