I have several clients who like to update their own website. Which is better, a database system such as DataAssist, or using php to include an html file that they can easily update using a WYSIWYG editor? Which is better for search engines?
is much faster. And with PHP's .htaccess you can completely control the URL. As far as SEO goes, you want to be able to control the URL and metatags. That is the most important part. You want to avoid URLs like: www.holyCrap.com/index.php?id=amillionnumbersandlettersthatmeanabsolutelynothingtoauser. Database solutions tend to be a little bit slower, but tend to make content management easier.