storing images in multiple folders or just one folder

[dharm]

Hi, can anyone give me some advice? i have a script where a user can upload images to different albums.

 

should i upload the images under one folder or multiple sub directories?

 

e.g.

 

Option 1:  images/imgID.jpeg (images/000123001cat.jpeg)

Option 2:  images/userID/imgID.jpeg (images/000123/001cat.jpeg)

Option 3:  images/userID/albumID/imgID.jpeg (images/000123/001/cat.jpeg)

 

If i choose option 3 would'nt that make it difficult to manage, say if i wanted to delete or even transfer all images to a different loction, i would need to move all folders too?

 

You advice would be much appreciated.. Thx!

[valtido]

well it depends if your using the database aswell to know which file goes under which folder

you can move a single file or the whole folder if you like.

 

option one is a bit easy to manage once you know the name of the file.

you can jus use a database to tell each filename in which album it goes with.

[dharm]

thank you for a quick response .. at the moment i am storing the path/filename within a database .. but i am willing to change this if necessary

[JasonLewis]

All options are good to me. It depends, I like option 3 only because it is organizing the images a lot more. All options have their own advantages/disadvantages.