EZCMS now uses eZ TaBles as its default flat-file storage format, giving small sites a data layer that works cleanly in a terminal, a plain text editor, or a source diff without requiring database setup or editor plugins.
eZ TaBles is not trying to replace traditional databases. When a project needs heavy concurrency, relational queries, or managed database operations, those tools still belong on the table. The goal is simpler: make EZCMS competent immediately after checkout, with structured rows and columns that humans can inspect, edit, and version like ordinary text.
The format keeps strict canonical files, visible dividers, typed headers, wrapped columns, and an end-of-table marker, so the accessors can do the careful parsing while the data remains approachable.
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