storing videos ,images,songs
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storing videos ,images,songs
can any tell me which is the best way to store videos ,images,songs .is it .file system or database system? pls explain pros and cons of both.
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minorDemocritus
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Re: storing videos ,images,songs
Do it on the filesystem, not the database. It's much easier to maintain.
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Re: storing videos ,images,songs
Definitely store the meta data in the database, and the file itself on the filesystem. The overhead in storing binary data in the database is significantly higher than the filesystem.