>>> In high traffic eComm sites I have seen superb performance using the >>> method described.
>> There are plenty of reasons why you might choose Client variables or >> other database storage over Session variables. To expand on Dave's statement the times you would want Client variables over memory (session) variables for storage is when the application needs to operate in a cluster of web servers. Sharing memory (session) variables then become impracticable. >> My point was simply that storing data in memory will perform better >> than storing it in a database, all other things being equal. Even though he actually did, it just goes without saying: memory is faster than I/O. Best Regards, Dennis Powers UXB Internet- A Website Design and Hosting Company 690 Wolcott Road - P.O. Box 6028 Wolcott, CT 06716 tel: (203)879-2844 http://www.uxbinternet.com http://dennis.uxb.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:188968 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
