RE: [PHP] pro's and con's of storing images

Exactly my point ... when it is needed it is good to use it, But for an e-commerce site for example, associating graphics with products it is too stupid to have these in databases. Just call them like 000025558.gif and in the script <IMG SRC=\"$usual_folder/$id.gif\"> and it's UP! That what I try toy make people understand, some think that it is cooler having graphics in the database, but it is actually a political war between database maker ... "They support it? then I gotta do so too, or I'll lose the market..." Cheers, Maxim Maletsky -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Hill [mailto:ahill@openlinksw.com] Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 12:41 PM To: Maxim Maletsky; 'Adrian Murphy'; php-general@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP] pro's and con's of storing images This may be getting off topic, but the only way storing images in a database DOES make sense is if you are accessing the the database via WebDAV. .02 Best regards, Andrew --------------------------------------- Andrew Hill - OpenLink Software Director Technology Evangelism eBusiness Infrastructure Technology http://www.openlinksw.com On 2/15/01 10:18 PM, "Maxim Maletsky" <maxim.maletsky@japaninc.net> wrote: > How many times do I have to post it here ... > > People, store the graphics (or any other kind of uploaded and not-uploaded > files) our of DBs, put them in some logic way in some directories so they > are easier to use. Not in DB. In DB it will just getting slower. > > UNLESS there is no other solution for a problem you could have. > > my point: whenever it is possible to store the files in folders rather then > DBs - store them so. > > Cheers, > Maxim Maletsky > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Adrian Murphy [mailto:adrian.murphy@eudos.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 9:12 PM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] pro's and con's of storing images > > > I'm putting togeather a simple website buider app. > i'm allowing users to upload images.I'm wondering whether i should store > those images in a database or create dirs for each user.the mysql db has a > relatively small capacity but storing them to the db might make it simpler > for me. > also ftp functions don't work on the server and my damn isp keeps fobbing me > off when i ask him to do anything. >