RE: [PHP] Ip address as 32bit int?
| From: | Mark Charette | Date: | Fri, 22 Nov 2002 12:50:39 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP] Ip address as 32bit int? | ||
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> From: Noodle Snacks [mailto:webmaster@tececo.com]
> the reason I ask is because it is alot more efficient space wise
> in a db to
> be storing a 32bit number rather that a char or varchar field.
While it is more efficient space-wise (4 bytes vs. 12 bytes), the price of
the additional disk storage needed for storing them is trivial (unless you
have a billions). Make sure you consider the addtional costs of maintenance,
too, when you store data in a "non-human" format.