ok, I'm going to fall back to the age old argument... "If you're so concerned about effieciency, why are you using coldfusion?" Seriously, it seems like you're saying the file system is the 'panacea' for everything. What I'm trying to say is use the right tool for the job, be it file system or database. They both have pluses and minuses.
On 11/21/05, Claude Schneegans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>So set up another server with a shared directory for files? That's > just one more piece of hardware. > > I did'nt say I was in favor, just that if this is what you want to do, > it does not justify using a database server. > > >>you could flush the cache by deleting a directory. You'll still have > the originals in the db. > > You don't need a db to do that. You can do exactly the same with the > system file manager. Yes, you could, it's more work, but you could. > > >> The file system also has back up. > > Yes, one more backup to maintain > > Are you saying that you are runing your application on a server that > does nor back up its files anyway ? The way I have my backups set up is that I have the code base backed up one way and the data (in a database) backed up another. I don't mix code base and dynamic data in a backup. > > >>Then why is microsoft moving towards a database file system? > > Simply because the SELL a database system ;-) > It's going into their operating system > >> I think the reasoning is that it's much more 'efficient' to keep > your metadata > and file data together and not in separate storage mechanisms. > > You must be forgeting that tha database system itself is using the same > file manager system anyway. Not necessarily. I remember setting Oracle up in it's own raw hard drive space where it created it's own native file system. Definitely faster than going through fat and more extensible. > The database system is just an extra layer that provides many advantages > compared to the standard > file system manager. The point is that if you need none of these > advantages, you just don't need the layer. The same could be said of CF. You could definitely do everything in C that you can do in CF, so why do you need that extra layer. > > >>How easy would that be with a file system? > > Well, if the files are in some directory only viewable by CF, where is > the problem? > Of course then your stuck with typing up CF threads to serve the file...not very efficient either. > -- > _______________________________________ > REUSE CODE! Use custom tags; > See http://www.contentbox.com/claude/customtags/tagstore.cfm > (Please send any spam to this address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Thanks. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:224907 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
