On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:06:26 -0400
Mark Stosberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:04:29 -0400
> "Perrin Harkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 3:00 PM, Mark Stosberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > We have a large, busy, database application that relates to millions of
> > > photos, which we also need to store and display.
>
> If I find anything "interesting" about our inconsistency, I'll report back.
I said I'd report back if I found out where the inconsistency was appearing,
between files
on the file system and meta-data in the database.
So far, I've found the following:
We had a "double submit" bug that allowed a form to be submitted twice when we
weren't fully prepared for that. We are still researching the best practices to
address this a general case. One approach we are considering is change the
submit action on forms with JavaScript, so it disables the submit button, and
then actually submit the form, preventing one kind of double-submission. It
seems like I don't see this approach happening in the wild much, though. I
suspect there is a better solution.
Beyond this, I think we've found the remaining inconsistencies to be happening
at extremely low rates, to the point where it might be worth completely
tracking down the final issue.
In summary, I think the majority advice found on this list holds true: storing
image files on the file system and meta-data in the database is a good way to
go.
Mark
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Mark Stosberg Principal Developer
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Summersault, LLC
765-939-9301 ext 202 database driven websites
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