What are the advantages and disadvantages of storing blog posts in a database versus in the filesystem for PHP applications?

Storing blog posts in a database allows for easier management, searching, and querying of posts. However, storing them in the filesystem can be faster for retrieving and displaying posts. 

// Storing blog posts in a database
// Create a table in your database to store blog posts
CREATE TABLE blog_posts (
    id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
    title VARCHAR(255),
    content TEXT,
    created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
);

// Insert a new blog post into the database
INSERT INTO blog_posts (title, content) VALUES ('Title of the Post', 'Content of the post');

// Retrieve all blog posts from the database
SELECT * FROM blog_posts;

// Storing blog posts in the filesystem
// Define a directory to store blog posts
$directory = 'blog_posts/';

// Create a new file for each blog post
$file = fopen($directory . 'post1.txt', 'w');
fwrite($file, 'Content of the post');
fclose($file);

// Retrieve content of a specific blog post
$content = file_get_contents($directory . 'post1.txt');
echo $content;

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database filesystem advantages disadvantages PHP applications

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