[Grok-dev] Re: absolute url for 'static' ?

[Christian Theune]

Hi,

On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 09:11:34PM +0200, Sebastian Ware wrote:
> I was under the impression that storing large amounts of data, such as  
> large blobs, will bloat Zodb and adversely affect performance.
>
> Another reason for me to store files (such as uploaded images) in the  
> filesystem is because it is easy to configure rewrite rules to bypass  
> the application server in order to serve images in high volume scenarios 
> (instead of using a cache on the front side; simplicity wins...).
>
> Is it better to go the route suggested in the "accessing the parts  
> directory" thread?
>
> [...]

No. Please look into ZODBs Blob feature which is specifically crafted for that
use and optimal in performance.

Christian

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