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Originally Posted by cat1205123
I'm doing a similar project myself.
Between the two (upload or store in a DB), why would I want to choose one over the other?
e.g. Does one take up more physical space? Does one have less overhead?
It would depend on what you want to do with your files.
It is probbly simpler to save files onto the file system. That way also makes retreiving them much simpler.
On the other hand, if your files contain sensetive data, they would be much more secure inside the DB, and you would have much more control over how they are handled.
You will have to jump through some hoops to insert and retreive them from the database, which many people will say can cause some extra overhead, but I think that's more of a myth than a fact. Most extra overhead is caused by poorly designed code.
Anyways, If you want people to have easy access to the files, I would upload them the old fashion way. If you want them keep them away from people, I would put them on the Database.
But thats just me.
