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I’m having troubles installing MySQL, is there any way to use databases without MySQL?
For exmaple, are there any database files that I can put in my website root directory?
SQLite (PHP API) is a file-based database, but it must be installed as well. However, since it doesn’t run a server it is easier to manage than a server-based RDBMS like MySQL. It is recommended only for low traffic, low volume sites.
You should not store the database at the site root, however. The file should be stored outside the site’s document root so it is not accessible from the web.
(SQLite homepage)