I store links instead of the data. I don't know I seem to prefer a "light" database and the retreival of images/others from the server itself instead of pulling it from the database.
There are a lot of debates on this, I'm only telling you what I prefer to use:) Etienne Venu Allavatam wrote: > > hello all! > i have a question regarding the storage of data. The > doubt is... > Should the data (mostly binary files) be stored in the > database as a field or a link(a path) to the data be > stored. > > i have read some of the pros and cons on both the > issues and am confused. what is the practice usually > and what are you guys doing in this matter? please > suggest and in case you have good references to look > into i would be eager to read them too. > > thanks > > venu > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. > http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php -- Etienne Marcotte Specifications Management - Quality Control Imperial Tobacco Ltd. - Montreal (Qc) Canada 514.932.6161 x.4001 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
