RE: storing .tar files in mysql

2003-12-13 Thread colbey
True initially... What I've done is use a java appserver frontend (orion) that's a caching server.. It gets the request, checks if it has the image in it's memory cache, if so serves it, otherwise goes to the backend and gets it, stores in memory cache, serves it.. Very fast and aleviates alot o

RE: storing .tar files in mysql

2003-12-13 Thread colbey
es. I > > haven't done a comparison on how the pricing would work. > > > > > > That's my .02$ and a then some. > > > > Joshua Thomas > > > > > > > > > > dan > > > > > > Joshua Thomas wrote: > > > > &

Re: storing .tar files in mysql

2003-12-13 Thread colbey
I'd agree with chris. I've got a ton of data/files in mysql for years now and no problems... The thruput in/out is increadible if you implement the storage handler correctly. Plus it gives you certain advantages such as security/scalability/etc... With storing the files on disk, the files nee

RE: storing .tar files in mysql

2003-12-13 Thread colbey
t; there is. > > - Yogi Berra > > --- > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 3:55 PM > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: stor

RE: storing .tar files in mysql

2003-12-13 Thread Joshua Thomas
bandwith and CPU power, again driving our > > hardware needs up. You could argue that we'd loose the need > for the NASes. I > > haven't done a comparison on how the pricing would work. > > > > > > That's my .02$ and a then some. > > > > Joshua Thomas > > > > > > >

RE: storing .tar files in mysql

2003-12-13 Thread Chris Nolan
> > > Joshua Thomas wrote: > > > > >Can I ask why? > > > > > >Why not define a char(50) (or whatever size) with the > > relative or complete > > >path to the .tar file? Storing it in your database would > > create huge row > >

RE: storing .tar files in mysql

2003-12-13 Thread Chris Nolan
t;Can I ask why? > > > > > >Why not define a char(50) (or whatever size) with the > > relative or complete > > >path to the .tar file? Storing it in your database would > > create huge row > > >sizes. > > > > > >Joshua Thomas > > >Netwo

Re: storing .tar files in mysql

2003-12-13 Thread Chris Nolan
Really? In both cases, it's just bits on a disk. In the case where you don't have access to a shared file repository for your client apps, you haven't got the option of just storing paths. Regards, Chris On Sat, 2003-12-13 at 23:30, Sime wrote: > Chris Nolan wrote: > > Personally, I would have t

RE: storing .tar files in mysql

2003-12-13 Thread Joshua Thomas
Thomas > >Network Operations Engineer > >PowerOne Media, Inc. > >tel: 518-687-6143 > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >--- > >In theory there is no difference between theory and > practice. In practice > >there is. > >- Yogi Berra > >---

Re: storing .tar files in mysql

2003-12-13 Thread Sime
Chris Nolan wrote: > Personally, I would have to disagree. I have just completed a > year-long > uni project whereby we built some software that stored massive images > in InnoDB tables. We found that the performance was (at very worst) > comparable to the alternative method. > > Additionally, this

Re: storing .tar files in mysql

2003-12-13 Thread Chris Nolan
Personally, I would have to disagree. I have just completed a year-long uni project whereby we built some software that stored massive images in InnoDB tables. We found that the performance was (at very worst) comparable to the alternative method. Additionally, this method is better on many levels

Re: storing .tar files in mysql

2003-12-12 Thread Jeremy Zawodny
On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 02:54:44PM -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi all, > I am new to mysql and I was wondering if someone could point me in the > right direction on how to store .tar and .tar.gz (bzip2) files inside a > mysql database. I have googled to try and find some help there but most

RE: storing .tar files in mysql

2003-12-12 Thread jake
ED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 3:55 PM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: storing .tar files in mysql >> >> >> Hi all, >> I am new to mysql and I was wondering if someone could point >> me in the >> right di

Re: storing .tar files in mysql

2003-12-12 Thread Neil Watson
On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 02:54:44PM -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am new to mysql and I was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction on how to store .tar and .tar.gz (bzip2) files inside a mysql database. I have googled to try and find some help there but most I believe the dat

RE: storing .tar files in mysql

2003-12-12 Thread Joshua Thomas
difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. - Yogi Berra --- > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 3:55 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: storing .tar files in mysql > >

storing .tar files in mysql

2003-12-12 Thread jake
Hi all, I am new to mysql and I was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction on how to store .tar and .tar.gz (bzip2) files inside a mysql database. I have googled to try and find some help there but most of the hits come back with binary image files. I have gone thru the mysql t