I will make a website where users log in to see the site’s info organized in a way which is specific to each user, depending on the settings which they can set/save while logged in. But they won’t be adding content or uploading anything. So I guess, it won’t be a lot of data – just a couple lines of text for each user.
So, to start out, I’d like to use something free to store that user data. Dropbox or Google docs, my own compter…. I dont know.
And then later, when I get enough users to make the investment worthwhile, pay for a more legitimate solution.
My question is, in the meantime, what is the best way to store that user data? Should I use javascript and Google docs API to read/write to a spreadsheet?
What is going to be most convenient when my user base has grown enough and it comes time to move all that over to a larger system?
And are there any other concerns I should be thinking about?
I would suggest using sqlite3 or something for a database setup. They can be very small files and easily manageable. In the long-run sqlite3 isn’t a great choice. You would want to move to a heftier database assuming you rake in a lot of users.