Why Use a Database
If you have a large amount of data or products you need sorted, organized
and placed on the web, then at some point you will need a database.
Advantages
The advantages of an online database are numerous, but the top
four reasons are:
Search Capabilities
Your customers can search the database for their desired results,
not just what you displayed on a static HTML web page.
Sorted Data After a query is accomplished
the data can then be sorted by multiple fields and the desired records
and then be displayed in greater detail.
World Wide Access
Your data is no longer confined to your office server, but can
now be accessed by anyone connected to the world wide web.
Import / Export
Data can be exported from your company's server and automatically
be imported into the database, creating a seamless interchange and updating
of data for your web site.
Applications for Database
The following are some of the uses for database that we have installed
for clients:
E-commerce
If you are selling over 50 products then a database will become a necessity.
We have implemented mySQL and flat file databases that integrate into
shopping carts.
Customer Records
Password protected customer records for accounting purposes are a great
way to improve customer service.
Membership Accounts
Services for "Member's Only" areas are another way to incorporate
databases by using the database to verify and trace member information
and logins.
Contact Management
A prospect and leads management tool that can be updated by salesmen across
the country with the data analyzed back at the home office.
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