[PHP] Filesystem or database

2006-05-01 Thread Ryan A
Hi, This is just a quick query as I am bit doubtful of the result.. basically, I get the username and ip of a person who logs into a remote site and i have to save this data (please note that this would be thousands of logins) so I was wondering if it would be better to save the username and ip

Re: [PHP] Filesystem or database

2006-05-01 Thread Wolf
Personally I would do the DB option and timestamp that sucker as well. I use it to set/copy :IP, user, SessionID, timestamp. I found it simpler and easier as I was already using the database anyways, so another call to it was not going to kill me. And with having the timestamp in the field as

Re: [PHP] Filesystem or database

2006-05-01 Thread Dave Goodchild
Also, try using mysql_pconnect rather than mysql_connect to set up a persistent database connection. On 01/05/06, Wolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Personally I would do the DB option and timestamp that sucker as well. I use it to set/copy :IP, user, SessionID, timestamp. I found it simpler and

RE: [PHP] Filesystem or database

2006-05-01 Thread Peter Lauri
:14 PM To: php php Subject: [PHP] Filesystem or database Hi, This is just a quick query as I am bit doubtful of the result.. basically, I get the username and ip of a person who logs into a remote site and i have to save this data (please note that this would be thousands of logins) so I

Re: [PHP] Filesystem or database

2006-05-01 Thread Ryan A
Also, try using mysql_pconnect rather than mysql_connect to set up a persistent database connection. From what I have read and asked around, persistant connections are more of a pain in the @ss than a help...esp in a shared hosting environment. Thanks for responding though! -- - The

RE: [PHP] Filesystem or database

2006-05-01 Thread Ryan A
--- Peter Lauri [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is what databases are made for, so my suggestion is to use the database. And when you say: please note that this would be thousands of logins, is that per second or minute or hour or day? /Peter Hey, Ok, thats two points for the DB and

Re: [PHP] Filesystem or database

2006-05-01 Thread Richard Lynch
On Mon, May 1, 2006 7:13 am, Ryan A wrote: basically, I get the username and ip of a person who logs into a remote site and i have to save this data (please note that this would be thousands of logins) so I was wondering if it would be better to save the username and ip as an empty file where

Re: [PHP] Filesystem or database

2006-05-01 Thread Jochem Maas
Richard Lynch wrote: On Mon, May 1, 2006 7:13 am, Ryan A wrote: ... You *CANNOT* assume IP address has *ANYTHING* to do with what user is there! IP address is USELESS for identification/authentication of users in an HTTP environment. with one caveat (I standing by to be shot down ;-):