Question

My php script pulls about 1000 names from the mysql db on a certain page. These names are used for a javascript autocomplete script.

I think there’s a better method to do this. I would like to update the names with a cronjob once a day (php) and store the names locally in a text file? Where else can I store it? It’s not sensitive info.

It should be readable and writable to php.

Answer 1

Since you only need the data updated once a day, have a cron-script generate a static json file in some fixed location. Then read this with ajax on the client and make sure it caches it on the client.

Or potentially, generate the file whenever the database is updated (if this is applicable, I don’t know your application)