jbog91 Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Well, I have a question. I have to store an email. This could be anywhere from 500kb to 5mb in size. (mime parts, headers, and all) I will be getting other information about the email from the database. But where should I store the actual email? In the database or in a file? Which would be more efficient and cause less stress on the server? This email will be accessed 24/7 for a bit. (Until it gets sent to all the newsletter subscribers) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casalen Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 I'd probably do a file, but performance wise it's probably more server dependent. If both are running off of the same server it shouldn't be much different (from my understanding), SQL would need to look a little more but not enough to change anything. Also, if it's just one email, a file would be slightly easier to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbog91 Posted September 16, 2007 Author Share Posted September 16, 2007 Well, the mysql server is on the same server. It's going to be multiple emails across multiple users. I guess I'll just go with the mysql route. I shouldn't see much difference, I will be using id's to identify them, not full names so that will equal it out I guess. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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