August 15th, 2003, 11:37 AM
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Re: Newbie Galactic Combat 3 players upload please!
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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Text file access is really slow (relatively). Look into MySQL database and querying it in PHP.
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The delay is rather negligable, especially as most of it is at the host's end - the only people who are likely to notice are those with fast connections - cable modems and the like, except when the website is very busy (which is also negligable, as it is a personal web page, servicing 20 players). Even for those who do notice, it will likely be chalked up to net congestion. As it is a temporary measure until PWB is back up, it's just about perfect as-is, esp. as the text file method requires less complexity of the web host, which makes it almost ideal for distribution to other game hosts.
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Of course, by the time I finish this post, it will already be obsolete. C'est la vie.
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