Customer Databases

[Meers]

What do you use the databases for?

I'm just learning about them and not sure why they are used?

[mindlessLemming]

On modern websites, the DB (database) is used for *just about* everything.
The simplest use is to store the site's content. Doing this allows the developer to create an online section for editing or adding new content. Also, if you want users to login, you would use the DB to store their personal information (including password). If you have a message board, you would usally store all the posts in a database aswell.
That is merely a start, but should give you some indication as to why every man and his dog wants a DB behind their site ;)

[oracleguy]

Yeah, they have lots of possible uses. It is definetly a good thing to learn about. You can even use them to store images, though usually its inefficient to do so.