TXT File or Database?

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Published on 2010-05-23T22:10:56Z Indexed on 2010/05/23 22:20 UTC
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Hey folks!

What should I use in this case (Apache + PHP)? Database or just a TXT file? My priority #1 is speed.

Operations

  • Adding new items
  • Reading items
  • Max. 1 000 records

Thank you.

Database (MySQL)

+----------+-----+
| Name     | Age |
+----------+-----+
| Joshua   | 32  |
| Thomas   | 21  |
| James    | 34  |
| Daniel   | 12  |
+----------+-----+

TXT file

Joshua 32
Thomas 21
James 34
Daniel 12

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