Treat an XML file as database for a static web

Asked Jul 23 '16 at 12:24

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I want to make a static web without mariadb and php, as it states here and here it's a bad idea to treat an XML file as a database.

But I think what I am going to do is not really a database, it's just to read and overwrite a pageview counter, the file only for one line code that only contain a number such as <pageview>2</pageview>.

Edit : This is intended so my visitors could also see the statistic of the page.

From the security and performance perspective is that save to do it with an XML file (around 200 site pages and 200 XML files for each page, the pageview for the site could be around 100K/day)?
Is there any alternative for this without making my site dynamic?

edited May 23 '17 at 11:44

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asked Jul 23 '16 at 12:24

John Smith

How do you intend to save the file without using a script of some description? – Ed Heal Jul 23 '16 at 12:27
could jQuery help? but I think it's out of the question for now – John Smith Jul 23 '16 at 12:39
You want stuff saves on the server. I take it from your comment you do not know what JQuery is – Ed Heal Jul 23 '16 at 12:43
So, a pageview counter cannot be done without making my site dynamic? – John Smith Jul 23 '16 at 12:47
You can get Google to do the counting for you. Is that what you mean? Alternatively use the web servers logs files. – Ed Heal Jul 23 '16 at 12:50
No, I mean I want to show the pageview on the page also, so visitors could also view the counter – John Smith Jul 23 '16 at 12:51
You need a script of some description to do this – Ed Heal Jul 23 '16 at 12:53
This is obviously cannot be done without dynamically interacting with the server, I think cookie is not the answer either.. What was I thinking! Thanks Ed! – John Smith Jul 23 '16 at 13:22
With the name John Smith probably a pint of bitter - http://www.johnsmiths.co.uk/ – Ed Heal Jul 23 '16 at 13:25

Treat an XML file as database for a static web

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