Re: Re: PHP Security

From: Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 22:28:57 +0000
Subject: Re: Re: PHP Security
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rogerk@queernet.org wrote: > Quoting I l <isster@hotmail.com>: >> So, you would prefer storing the uploaded file in your directory than a >> database? Have you tried either method? > > And, by the way, once you upload it into a database, it's not a file. > It's just > a data field. Actually, internally, it *is* a file, or part of a file, depending on the database implementation details. (*) So you're adding overhead into the storage and retrieve of your content for some unspecified (so far) benefit. * I'm sure somebody somewhere is storing their entire db in RAM or on Flash or whatever, but let's stick to the common usage here. -- Like Music? http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm

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