can we use xml as database

Question

can we use xml file as database if not why? and problems related with xml as database

Karthikeyan Anbarasan · Answer

Using xml as a database is ok for less data and no concern on the security of the data... for large datas its better to go with the relational database instead of xml. which provides more options compared to xml

Suthish Nair · Answer

The important point is no security. No central management of the user's credentials. File can easily corrupted. Files are easily readable to others. You need to encrypt decrypt every time. I recommended not to use xml as database.

saranya mama · Answer

ya... it's possible to use xml as database.. if data is huge then it ll take more time to search a single record.. since it does not provide indexing..

Hirendra Sisodiya · Answer

yes

John Arcadella · Answer

Yes you can. The only problem is when data is large it will not be efficient. If data is small and does not change a lot you can use XML.