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Working with text files by Subhash Madhawa

Introduction
Welcome to my tutorial on “Working with text files”!
When you have an idea to design a website that has the ability to handle data inside it, normally you start off the project planning the database type, database structure, etc. Normally, the database type depends on the amount of records you’ll handle and how often you will be accessing those records.
Depending on the amount of records, there are basically two ways of storing data: in a structured database or in a simple text file.
If you are dealing with information of a reasonable amount of volume, such as, information of registered members in your site, you’ll need a database. But, there will be situations where you need to know how to work with text files and get use of them. I will provide some useful examples as we work through this tutorial.