title: Which one is faster reading an XML file or querying a database
body: <p>I am designing a CMS in C# and need to decide where to save configuration settings for the site.  Also considering defining my base html templates and then processing them server side to create the pages ahead of time.</p>
  
  <p>So what is generally faster/less overhead for the server reading an XML file or querying that same information from a local database?</p>