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: X-Comment-To: comp.lang.java.databases Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.databases In-Reply-To: <5b7f9c08-d023-4ada-ab0d-ecab76965b65@b64g2000hsa.googlegroups.com> References: <5b7f9c08-d023-4ada-ab0d-ecab76965b65@b64g2000hsa.googlegroups.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=IBM437 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Gateway: time.synchro.net [Synchronet 3.15a-Win32 NewsLink 1.92] Lines: 27 Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:21:46 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 96.60.20.240 X-Complaints-To: news@tds.net X-Trace: newsreading01.news.tds.net 1303917706 96.60.20.240 (Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:21:46 CDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:21:46 CDT Organization: TDS.net Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.databases:104 To: comp.lang.java.databases 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. -- 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