DB vs TEXT file for sessions WAS: RE: [PHP] Why use sessions and not DB?

I noted with interest: Mark Maggelet <maggelet@mminternet.com> wrote: >Maybe, but the performance difference you'll see now will depend on >your database or filesystem. I know Mysql isn't especially good at >doing lots of inserts and updates, while a reiserFS is especially >good with dealing with lots of small files. > >it just depends on too many things to say one thing is definitely >better. If it were me though, I'd go with the filesystem because I've >had too many hassles with a table locking up on me and bringing down >my whole site. > >- Mark So PHP4 uses a text file by default? PHPLib uses MySQL by default, (if you have it of course) Is there a class for management of the text file that is generated by either PHPLib or PHP4 for session storage? I would think that the text file would be more universal between platforms, and if a ramdisk were used, or some sort of caching/virtualizing of the file so most current parts of it are in dedicated memory, it would be faster than the database, and avoid the lock up problem. -- ________________________________________________________________ Dennis K. Gearon (Kegley) Loyal Member Scientific Instrument Technician, School of ETM of The Oregon Institute of Technology Order of - One of USA's 100 Best College Buys T-U-X 3201 Campus Drive ~ Klamath Falls, OR 97601 'v' standards Voice 1-541-885-1563 // \\ corrupters: FAX 1-541-885-1689 /( )\ ^phear^ email gearond@oit.edu ^`~'^ the penguin ________________________________________________________________ Happiness is when you want to go to your job in the morning and when you want to go home in the evening. ________________________________________________________________