bowtellj
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| Posted: 10/22/2006, 3:51 PM |
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I will be creating an online repository of files ranging in size up to 5mb. Should I store these in the database or file system.....
If I choose the file system I believe I will need to hash/rename the file to ensure it is unique. Is this easy to do?
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Edd
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| Posted: 10/22/2006, 7:56 PM |
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The storage of large chunks of data in a database is a big NO! Most databases will handle it but it increases I/O time, blocking factors, backups, log files, etc all factor it to being a bad idea.
Renaming is easy to do.
Depending on your environment, you may want to test 3rd party upload components as 5mb is a huge transfer hit.
Edd
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