# Sql Vs Xml

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sql-vs-xml/232333>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [July 12, 2007, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sql-vs-xml/232333 "2007-07-12T22:00:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![sergio1980](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@sergio1980](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sergio1980)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sql-vs-xml/232333/1 "2007-07-12T22:00:34Z")

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I already designed the concept for an online flash directory. In a way part of the interface will be similar to the following kirupa tutorial which access the information from an XML file:

[http://www.kirupa.com/web/xml/examples/sortedgradeslist.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/web/xml/examples/sortedgradeslist.htm)

However, I know that there are a lot of open source PHP codes that work with SQL tables, which allow the user to view or modify information (I would like to emphasize that I am not a CS guy, but a designer instead. I am very much interested in learning Server-Side apps). So I was thinking about a second option to develop the back end of the directory, which can also be related to the following tutorial:

[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/flashphpxml\_integration.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/flashphpxml_integration.htm)

So are there any benefits of using one or the other option? I mean, will it be easier to work on flash loading an XML file and using built in sort functions, or instead to load variables in to flash from SQL using PHP?