If you are dealing with more than a handful of binary files, then you should get a real content repository and query it with CMIS. You get the advantages of a filesystem and a database, though there is a learning curve.
Richard On Friday May 24 2013 12:28:21 justin <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 10:02 AM, David Landry <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 9:50 AM, Jonathan Duncan < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > If this was my client I would push back on this request until I knew and > > > understood the full reasoning behind it. And even then I would strongly > > > advise against it. But that is just me. The client probably does not > > > understand what he is requesting. > > > > > > > DItto. > > > > I worked on a site that stored some of it's images in the database (MySQL), > > and the pages that displayed those images were ridiculously slow to load. > > > > > Part of the problem there could be the choice of database :) > > Something like MongoDB's GridFS or Riak CS might be a much better bet if > storing in the database is an absolute necessity. > > --justin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
