Re: [BULK] Re: [PHP] OK to have many files in one folder?
| From: | Colin Guthrie | Date: | Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:19:00 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: [BULK] Re: [PHP] OK to have many files in one folder? | ||
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clive wrote:
>>
>> I have no clue how big the files are, but you might want to store them
>> in a database. That can speed up things, but don't ask me how much ;)
>>
>> Tijnema
>>
> no dude, while database are convenient, files systems are faster, I mean
> thats what they were designed for, serving files.
>
> For lots of files I would store them in directories and sub directories.
Yeah amen!
I generally use a two character hex hash in my main folder to give 255
sub folders each containing files.
In my case the hash is calculated from some known info - e.g. a database
ID and then stored in a meta data table.
Col