Re: [PHP] Use PHP or MySQL for MD5 function

2003-08-26 Thread Curt Zirzow
* Thus wrote Daevid Vincent ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > If you really care, just make a program like this and do some MD5() calls in > both mysql and php to see which is faster. I'd be curious to know as well... > You'll have to modify appropriately, and only do a single MD5 check because > I think l

RE: [PHP] Use PHP or MySQL for MD5 function

2003-08-25 Thread Daevid Vincent
Well, IMHO it's better to use PHP. My reasoning is this: you want to hit the db and get out of there as quick as possible since you have limited threads. Plus, I try to keep my code as db agnostic as possible, so that it's portable. Having said that, if it's a quick project or something simple, I'd