Which archive (zip, bzip2, gzip etc) is best suited for...
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 11:16 pm
I apologize for the vague subject, but I ran out of space.
I am creating an open source CVS alternative slash groupware slash PHP editor, called Medit (multi user editor) targeted at people who are learning PHP and/or PHP hobbyist who do not have the time to set up and maintain a CVS repository, and have some design issues.
First, I need to know if it is a good idea to use MySQL to store all the copies and files of a PHP application? Would storing the files into an archive (zip, bzip2, tgz, etc) be a better choice?
If I stored the files into an archive; I would need to be able to extract and compress individual files without processing the entire thing, and because this is aimed towards users who do not run there own server, I can only use archive formats that can be manipulated w/o any additional PHP modules. What would be the best one?
Secound, Is data stored in a MySQL database compressed?
I would appreciate any help on this topic.
I am creating an open source CVS alternative slash groupware slash PHP editor, called Medit (multi user editor) targeted at people who are learning PHP and/or PHP hobbyist who do not have the time to set up and maintain a CVS repository, and have some design issues.
First, I need to know if it is a good idea to use MySQL to store all the copies and files of a PHP application? Would storing the files into an archive (zip, bzip2, tgz, etc) be a better choice?
If I stored the files into an archive; I would need to be able to extract and compress individual files without processing the entire thing, and because this is aimed towards users who do not run there own server, I can only use archive formats that can be manipulated w/o any additional PHP modules. What would be the best one?
Secound, Is data stored in a MySQL database compressed?
I would appreciate any help on this topic.