将php存储到数据源（而不是mysql）的方法

Question

I was wondering if there is any kind of alternative to MySQL DB's.

It would be great if I could use MySQL db's but i don't want to ask the user to create a db as they'd find it to complicated and give up (non-web savvy target market). I cant store the data on one of mine remotely as there is just too much data and that's asking for trouble.

Also, the target market for my product are people that use one host. This host they use does not allow users to create MySQL db's. So I'm looking for an alternative where I can store personal data for the users to read and write. Maybe something that PHP can read and write to?

Any suggestions?

Is it possible to have a normal DB (Microsoft access DB file) on the server and PHP read/write to that?

Answer 1

What about SQLite?

SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world.