Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 04/13/06 16:23

fletch wrote:
>>Sure - there are very good reasons for keeping images in the database. I also
>>do it when appropriate.
>
>
> You can't leave it there! What are they!
>

Sure I can! :-)

Right off the top of my head - right now I'm working on a catalog of products to
display. Products come and go regularly; additionally sometimes we get a new
image for an item, so those also are dynamic. And all is updated through web pages.

Keeping the image in the database with the rest of the data prevents broken
links because files are erased, makes it easier to update a picture in the
database and automatically deletes the picture when the product is deleted.

Plus the database is much more dynamic than the rest of the site. The database
will be backed up daily, while the rest of the site only about once a month.

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