Posted by Satyam on 04/18/05 15:46

"Dave Bosky" <Dave.Bosky@htcinc.net> wrote in message

Would it be better to store uploaded pdf, word, or excel documents in a
MySql blob field rather than keeping them in a directory?

I really want to secure the documents and limit document access to
specific users.

Curious....

Dave

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Obscuring access to information is not a safe security policy, it just makes
it harder to some, it doesn't make it foolproof against all. And, in the
meantime, you are placing a toll on your resources and performance for no
real gain.

If you have lousy security, you can have it in MySql or in your directories.

Satyam

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