[Zope-CMF] storing in ZODB vs filesystem

[Max M]

cijiisen wrote:

> That would involve a lot of document upload.
> Can some one advice me on whether its wise to store all the documents 
> as zope does
> by default into the database or store the file on to some place in the 
> file system.


Do the easiest thing first, and then if that is to slow, change your 
approach. Right now you are trying to solve a problem you don't have.

> I have a feeling that storing all the documents in the database might 
> slow down the database!


There are several projects with a database size in the Gigabyte range.

But if you are in doubt about the systems ability to handle a lot of 
files, why don't you just write a script that fills the database with a 
lot of files and see how it reacts? Beware that you got to write them 
one at a time as the Zodb needs to make a commit once in a while to be 
efficient..


regards Max M

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