clive wrote: >> >> I have no clue how big the files are, but you might want to store them >> in a database. That can speed up things, but don't ask me how much ;) >> >> Tijnema >> > no dude, while database are convenient, files systems are faster, I mean > thats what they were designed for, serving files. > > For lots of files I would store them in directories and sub directories.
Yeah amen! I generally use a two character hex hash in my main folder to give 255 sub folders each containing files. In my case the hash is calculated from some known info - e.g. a database ID and then stored in a meta data table. Col -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
