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Asked: 2026-05-26T08:08:36+00:00

I built a simple script in PHP which has two functions: Give uploaded file

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I built a simple script in PHP which has two functions:

  • Give uploaded file a UUID and timestamp, store it on disk using UUID as filename, return UUID.
  • Retrieve and return stored file by UUID.

I built this without a database since the requirements were very simple, and due to policies of the client/hoster setting up a MySQL database would be tedious.

Now another requirement has come up. I need to add a function that returns a list of the X latest uploaded files, and if possible add pagination to it as well.

What’s the easiest way to do this without MySQL? Or is it sufficiently difficult to warrant getting a database set up?

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  1. Editorial Team

    If it’s as simple as that you can still use files. You can save timestamps in plain text file and retrieve last n rows from it. If you need something bit more complex you can try sqlite or Kyoto cabinet. Until you have a need to express relations between some sets of data, you can probably do without relational database.

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