Where to store uploaded files? File System versus Database storage.
The purpose of this research, as described in the title, comparing the idea of storing files using either a Database or the mere FileSystem of the operating system by studying the experience of other people’s or companies’ and learning as much as possible from their experience. Almost all analyses and discussions present on different speciality websites, as well as dedicated database companies, present almost the same answer, and the same principles in storing uploaded files. But before that, let’s see some pros and cons for using each type of file storage (also, with additional comments, explaining or negating some of the affirmations): Pros of the File system: Performance can be better than doing it in DB. To justify this, If you store large files...
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