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Re: Can MySql database store images?

From Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net>
Newsgroups comp.databases.mysql
Subject Re: Can MySql database store images?
Date 2011-04-24 14:48 -0400
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On 4/24/2011 2:31 PM, Luuk wrote:
> On 24-04-2011 19:23, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>> On 4/24/2011 10:27 AM, Luuk wrote:
>>> On 24-04-2011 14:42, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>>>> On 4/24/2011 2:47 AM, Robert Crandal wrote:
>>>>> I just started learning about MySql in order to start building
>>>>> a website that stores a database of user information. I'm thinking
>>>>> that I want my database to keep track of user accounts, user profiles,
>>>>> and user information, etc.. etc...
>>>>>
>>>>> I am planning to allow each user to upload as many photos as
>>>>> they want into their personal account space, but my problem is
>>>>> that I don't know WHERE to store an unknown number of images
>>>>> in each user account. Can I store a collection of images in the
>>>>> MySql database somewhere? How? Also, what are some other
>>>>> ways to do this?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> People have been using relational databases to store images for over 25
>>>> years that I'm aware of -  we were doing it at IBM in the mid-80's. They
>>>> store images just fine, and the more images you have, the better they
>>>> do.  Just use a BLOB datatype.
>>>
>>> People are useing filesystems to store images even longer than this 25
>>> years.....
>>>
>>
>> Only because they existed for longer than that.
>>
>>>>
>>>> The only downside is you can't serve the image directly from the
>>>> database, but it just takes a short script do do so.  Not a real big
>>>> thing.
>>>>
>>>> There are a lot of advantages to using a database.  For instance, if you
>>>> just store the filename in the database, what happens when someone
>>>> deletes the image?  Or what if the filename is deleted from the database
>>>> but the file still exists (orphaned file).
>>>
>>> That has nothing to do with filesystems or databases, but more with
>>> security,
>>
>> It has EVERYTHING to do with data consistency.  You don't want a
>> database to point to a file which no longer exists, for instance.  Nor
>> do you want a file which is no longer pointed to by the database (and
>> therefore unused).
>>
>>> What is someone does run a SQL script on your database like:
>>> DELETE FROM table_with_images;
>>>
>>
>> Your data will still be consistent.
>>
>>>>
>>>> Also, file systems don't do well with thousands of users and hundreds of
>>>> thousands of images - they just weren't made to handle that many
>>>> individual files.  RDBs such as MySQL, OTOH, easily handles millions of
>>>> users and hundreds of millions of images.
>>>>
>>>> Remember- a file system is just a non-relational database.  It's good
>>>> for some things but not everything.
>>>
>>>
>>> I dont think there is a relation between the images, ...?
>>> so storing them in a database wont give any advantage.
>>>
>>
>> Sure there is.  There is a direct relationship between a user and his
>> avatar on a forum, for instance.  Also a direct relationship between a
>> picture of a product and its description on a shopping site.
>>
>> In fact, most images ARE related to something - very few images are
>> completely stand-alone.
>>
>
> ok,
> But someone who is deleting a file from his system is doing not much
> better, or worse, than the dba who's doing a DELETE from a 'random' table.
>

Sure he is.  You can guarantee a database is always consistent.


> A system is as consistent as its creator....
>

A database can be designed to be 100% consistent 100% of the time.

And one other thing - sure, people have been storing images in 
filesystems for a long time.  And some people continue to use old 
technology, even when something better comes along.


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Can MySql database store images? "Robert Crandal" <rcranz143101@gmail.com> - 2011-04-23 23:47 -0700
  Re: Can MySql database store images? "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2011-04-24 09:23 +0200
    Re: Can MySql database store images? "Robert Crandal" <rcranz143101@gmail.com> - 2011-04-24 01:19 -0700
      Re: Can MySql database store images? "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2011-04-24 11:13 +0200
  Re: Can MySql database store images? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-04-24 11:17 +0100
  Re: Can MySql database store images? Tim Watts <tw@dionic.net> - 2011-04-24 13:06 +0100
  Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-24 08:42 -0400
    Re: Can MySql database store images? Tim Watts <tw@dionic.net> - 2011-04-24 14:45 +0100
      Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-24 10:27 -0400
        Re: Can MySql database store images? Tim Watts <tw@dionic.net> - 2011-04-24 19:04 +0100
          Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-24 14:44 -0400
            Re: Can MySql database store images? Tim Watts <tw@dionic.net> - 2011-04-24 20:51 +0100
              Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-24 17:03 -0400
                Re: Can MySql database store images? Hans Castorp <REWYRLXHEGHO@spammotel.com> - 2011-04-24 23:18 +0200
                Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-24 19:55 -0400
                Re: Can MySql database store images? Tim Watts <tw@dionic.net> - 2011-04-25 08:30 +0100
                Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-25 06:32 -0400
                Re: Can MySql database store images? Tim Watts <tw@dionic.net> - 2011-04-25 12:04 +0100
                Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-25 07:18 -0400
                Re: Can MySql database store images? Tim Watts <tw@dionic.net> - 2011-04-25 13:32 +0100
                Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-25 09:09 -0400
                Re: Can MySql database store images? Tim Watts <tw@dionic.net> - 2011-04-25 14:17 +0100
                Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-25 19:29 -0400
                Re: Can MySql database store images? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-04-25 12:30 +0100
                Re: Can MySql database store images? Tim Watts <tw@dionic.net> - 2011-04-25 13:59 +0100
                Re: Can MySql database store images? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-04-25 18:10 +0100
        Re: Can MySql database store images? Norman Peelman <npeelman@cfl.rr.com> - 2011-04-24 16:40 -0400
          Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-24 17:05 -0400
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                Re: Can MySql database store images? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-04-27 15:07 +0100
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      Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-24 10:28 -0400
        Re: Can MySql database store images? Norman Peelman <npeelman@cfl.rr.com> - 2011-04-24 16:43 -0400
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            Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-25 06:34 -0400
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                Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-25 07:20 -0400
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      Re: Can MySql database store images? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-04-24 15:38 +0100
        Re: Can MySql database store images? Luuk <Luuk@invalid.lan> - 2011-04-24 16:41 +0200
        Re: Can MySql database store images? Tim Watts <tw@dionic.net> - 2011-04-24 19:07 +0100
          Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-24 14:46 -0400
            Re: Can MySql database store images? Tim Watts <tw@dionic.net> - 2011-04-24 21:01 +0100
              Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-24 17:10 -0400
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                Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-25 06:39 -0400
                Re: Can MySql database store images? Tim Watts <tw@dionic.net> - 2011-04-25 12:00 +0100
                Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-25 07:27 -0400
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                Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-25 09:12 -0400
                Re: Can MySql database store images? Tim Watts <tw@dionic.net> - 2011-04-25 14:23 +0100
                Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-25 19:31 -0400
                Re: Can MySql database store images? "Mr. B-o-B" <mr.chew.baka@gmail.com> - 2011-04-25 20:30 -0500
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        Re: Can MySql database store images? Luuk <Luuk@invalid.lan> - 2011-04-24 20:31 +0200
          Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-24 14:48 -0400
            Re: Can MySql database store images? Luuk <Luuk@invalid.lan> - 2011-04-24 21:11 +0200
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      Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-24 17:34 -0400
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              Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-25 07:28 -0400
                Re: Can MySql database store images? Tim Watts <tw@dionic.net> - 2011-04-25 13:36 +0100
                Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-25 09:17 -0400
                Re: Can MySql database store images? Tim Watts <tw@dionic.net> - 2011-04-25 14:30 +0100
                Re: Can MySql database store images? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-04-25 18:13 +0100
                Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-25 19:37 -0400
                Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-25 19:35 -0400
    Re: Can MySql database store images? "Robert Crandal" <rcranz143101@gmail.com> - 2011-04-24 13:13 -0700
      Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-24 17:35 -0400
  Re: Can MySql database store images? Axel Schwenke <axel.schwenke@gmx.de> - 2011-04-24 21:29 +0200
    Re: Can MySql database store images? "Robert Crandal" <rcranz143101@gmail.com> - 2011-04-24 14:37 -0700
      Re: Can MySql database store images? Axel Schwenke <axel.schwenke@gmx.de> - 2011-04-25 00:41 +0200
        Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-24 20:16 -0400
          Re: Can MySql database store images? Axel Schwenke <axel.schwenke@gmx.de> - 2011-04-25 12:12 +0200
            Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-25 07:31 -0400
        Re: Can MySql database store images? Tim Watts <tw@dionic.net> - 2011-04-25 08:43 +0100
        Re: Can MySql database store images? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-05-01 09:59 +0200
      Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-24 20:03 -0400
    Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-24 17:39 -0400
      Re: Can MySql database store images? Axel Schwenke <axel.schwenke@gmx.de> - 2011-04-25 00:46 +0200
        Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-24 20:18 -0400
          Re: Can MySql database store images? Luuk <Luuk@invalid.lan> - 2011-04-25 12:13 +0200
            Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-25 06:43 -0400
              Re: Can MySql database store images? Luuk <Luuk@invalid.lan> - 2011-04-25 13:40 +0200
                Re: Can MySql database store images? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-04-25 12:43 +0100
                Re: Can MySql database store images? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-25 09:19 -0400
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