At 2:20 +0100 3/20/02, Andreas Dau wrote: >Hello, > >I have to plan a content retrieval system and am thinking of using mysql >cause it's always been very reliable and convenient for my needs. >Now, I do not have any experiences with databases of this size. > >The situation is as follows: >We have round about 15gig of user documents (mainly MS Office documents >such as doc or ppt).
If you're storing those in native format, then they're not text documents and FULLTEXT searches are unlikely to benefit you. At least, I wouldn't guess so. > >These documents needs to be indexed (stored in fulltext fields?) for >retrieval in an Intranet (100Mbit I think) with 50 clients. > >My question is: can this be done with MySQL? What hardware (server) >would be needed to get the results in a time anywhere near resonable? >And, do the clients need to be tweaked or would it be acceptable to use >a Browser for it (php on an Apache)? > >Any recommendations are very much appreciated. > >TIA, >Andreas --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
