On Fri, Jun 23, 2006 at 06:37:01AM -0400, Mark Woodward wrote: > While we all know session data is, at best, ephemeral, people still want > some sort of persistence, thus, you need a database. For mcache I have a > couple plugins that have a wide range of opitions, from read/write at > startup and shut down, to full write through cache to a database. > > In general, my clients don't want this, they want the database to store > their data. When you try to explain to them that a database may not be the > right place to store this data, they ask why, sadly they have little hope > of understanding the nuances and remain unconvinced.
Have you done any benchmarking between a site using mcache and one not? I'll bet there's a huge difference, which translates into hardware $$. That's something managers can understand. -- Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pervasive Software http://pervasive.com work: 512-231-6117 vcard: http://jim.nasby.net/pervasive.vcf cell: 512-569-9461 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
