Posted by Richard Levasseur on 06/29/06 19:45

PHP already provides the OS independence.

It is better practice to store a link in the DB and the file in the
file system.

Accessing the file is also faster, as it doesn't have to go through the
database.

Backing up shouldn't be an issue. Backups should be done by scripts,
at the most you should only have to click a button or run a command to
perform a back up.

yonthebeach@googlemail.com wrote:
> realmehmet wrote:
> > yonthebeach@googlemail.com wrote:
> > > how can i upload a file with PHP into my database, and allow a download
> > > of the file on the frontend (sent to client). Do i upload then into a
> > > BLOB field? And how to check for a max filesize (max. 1MB) and if its
> > > bigger cancel operation.
> > Why don't you upload the file to some folder and then insert link of it
> > to DB?
> >
> > Mehmet Zahit Ates
>
> to be os independent and easier backup of the running app.
>
> greets
> yavuz bogazci

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