Re: Can MySql database store images?

From	Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net>
Newsgroups	comp.databases.mysql
Subject	Re: Can MySql database store images?
Date	2011-04-25 19:35 -0400
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On 4/25/2011 9:30 AM, Tim Watts wrote:
> Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>
>
>>
>> So what you're saying is that the same file may end up on multiple
>> different servers.  And if any of those servers failed, a huge number of
>> files would potentially be unavailable - or at least parts of them
>> would, which is just as bad.  And you have no control over what gets
>> stored where, so you can't, for instance, put the most accessed files on
>> the local disk while other, less used files, are on remote disks.
>>
>> Sounds like a total disaster just waiting to happen.
>
> You claim to have decades of experience and yet you don't know how ZFS or
> LVM work? Where did I say "multiple servers"???
>

I said multiple servers, and you replied ZFS and LVM would do it.

And no, I'm not a Linux expert, nor have I every claimed to be.

> I said "multiple block devices" ie muliple disks.
>

I said multiple disks and/or systems.

> If you want multiple servers, use Lustre or somesuch - in which case you
> have the option of replication to avoid that problem. But you're the one
> suddenly bringing multiple servers into the equation.
>

Nope, it is quite easy with a good RDBMS.  You're supposed to be an 
expert and you don't know this?

> I think you have run out of good points to argue so you are just muddying
> the waters on purpose.
>

Nope, I'm bringing up real-world scenarios.  But you aren't responding 
to the scenarios, because you have no response.  So you need to try to 
change the subject instead of admitting you can't do it.


>> OTOH, with databases, you can partition the database so that more
>> commonly used data is available from the local disk, while lesser-used
>> data can be pulled from other systems.  And in no case do you have a row
>> split across multiple systems, so you have just limited the rows
>> affected by a system failure.
>>
>
> You are referring to Federated MySQL DBs?
>

Yep, along with other RDBMS's like Oracle, DB2 and SQL Server.

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  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
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  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
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        Re: Can MySql database store images? Tim Watts <tw@dionic.net> - 2011-04-24 19:04 +0100
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