Re: MySQL vs Flat File

performance questions are allways being asked, and it comes down to two things. 1. do you really care? honestly, if it is 2x faster but takes 20x longer to code, do you really care about the speed? 2. every server is different, a value of 1.0005x slower may be 2.9x slower on another. both mean, test it yourself and see if its worth it. I personally use mysql for anything that will be dynamic, and flat files for anything I dont want to be dynamic. -- Chris Lee lee@mediawaveonline.com "Thomas Deliduka" <thomas@neweve.com> wrote in message news:B7F337DA.1B29A%thomas@neweve.com... > I'm looking at several PHP (and Perl) scripts to do a certain job. Some use > Flat files for the data and some use MySQL. > > I guess I already know MySQL is probably faster. My conern is, if we choose > a flat file program. How much data can it handle before it becomes sluggish? > > On a related note, does anyone here know of a GOOD program in PHP to do > classified ads? > > One major thing we need is the ability to charge for posting an ad. The > hotscripts.com and other PHP code sites have come up dry with anything > remotely good. > > -- > > Thomas Deliduka > IT Manager > ------------------------- > New Eve Media > The Solution To Your Internet Angst > http://www.neweve.com/ > >