Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!news.glorb.com!news-out.readnews.com!transit3.readnews.com!news-out.news.tds.net!newsreading01.news.tds.net!86597e80!not-for-mail From: "Dave Miller" Subject: Re: In need of advise abo Message-ID: <6yGWj.889$LL.869@trnddc04> X-Comment-To: comp.lang.java.databases Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.databases In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=IBM437 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Gateway: time.synchro.net [Synchronet 3.15a-Win32 NewsLink 1.92] Lines: 37 Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:21:47 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 96.60.20.240 X-Complaints-To: news@tds.net X-Trace: newsreading01.news.tds.net 1303917707 96.60.20.240 (Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:21:47 CDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:21:47 CDT Organization: TDS.net Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.databases:106 To: comp.lang.java.databases David Harper wrote: > Dave Miller wrote: >> mebe wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> i am working on a project where users are able to submit any ammount >>> of large binary files. >>> Currently all data is stored in a MySql database, but i am uncertain >>> if it would be better/more efficient/faster to store the binary files >>> on the filesystem. This would certainly save MySql from a lot of work, >>> but ensuring data integrity could become complicated. >>> I am uncertain if it is a good idea to move the binary data out of the >>> database, so i appreciate any information. >>> Thanks in advance. >> >> AFAIK, the db manipulates blob handles and id not the data itself. If >> that's correct, it's doing very_minimally more work than would be >> done by the file system if you wrote straight to disk. > > MySQL's MyISAM engine stores the actual blob data in the .MYD files. It > doesn't do anything tricksy with blob locators like some other systems. > > David Harper > Cambridge, England Thanks - I didn't know that. If it's not too late to change my answer - never mind, I agree with Joe W. -- Dave Miller Java Web Hosting at: http://www.cheap-jsp-hosting.com/ --- * Synchronet * The Whitehouse BBS --- whitehouse.hulds.com --- check it out free usenet! --- Synchronet 3.15a-Win32 NewsLink 1.92 Time Warp of the Future BBS - telnet://time.synchro.net:24