On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 10:17 AM, Dave Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> IMO there are times when it makes sense to store binary content in a > database, and times when it does not. > > My rule of thumb is based on size and usage. If you expect the amount of > binary content to grow tremendously, I would avoid storing binary content in > the db. Otherwise, for small items such as profile photos, etc - it can make > your life a lot easier. > > Lets say you get to be the size of myspace.com or flickr.com they cannot be storing all of those images in a database would they? I would think it would be less expensive to replicate file systems vs. replicating databases to handle the load. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:301900 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
