Recommended data model and data source for a Spring MVC website administration / configuration page?

Question

I am interested in having a web configuration/admin page for a website.

• Is it more common to store a websites configuration in a database, xml, or .properties files?
• What does the data model (classes) usually look like?
• If stored in a file, is concurrent access typically handled and how?
• Are there any good examples for a generic site administration page for spring java?

Answer 1

Putting config data in the database is a bit messy, but there's some good info here on how to do it:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/240428/how-do-you-structure-config-data-in-a-database

I wouldn't write to .properties or .xml files for config data - it is a bit confusing as these are typically only used for readonly configuration.