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Posted by Mary Pegg on 03/27/07 15:06
Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> Mary Pegg wrote:
>> Jerry Stuckle wrote:
[Storing binary files such as PDFs in a MySQL database]
>>> But I will also add - how may of those people who say that have actually
>>> tried? I suspect none. I have been doing it for almost 20 years and it
>>> works fine.
>>
>> Files belong in the filesystem. It's what it does.
>>
>> Data belongs in the database. It's what it does.
>>
>> There, done it: that should stoke the fires of debate.
>
> Sorry, I don't bite on trolling expeditions. If you want to discuss it,
> take it to comp.database.mysql.
>
> Or try it yourself.
Why? Why would I *want* to put non-relational data in a relational
database? Why would I *want* to use a database as a filesystem?
Just saying "it works fine" is not enough.
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