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Asked: 2026-06-04T03:08:52+00:00

I know this question was asked in various ways here, but none of the

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I know this question was asked in various ways here, but none of the answer is conclusive.

I have a system which among other things updates a website gallery.
I can both “upload” the file to the website (and save a copy at the system – needed) or just save it in the DB and save the space (and another upload). If I go with the files I would need to “notify” the webpage of every change (picture delete, add or change) instead of just making the change in the DB.

So:

  1. If we are talking about a standard website with a picture gallery, is it best to save the pictures as pictures or in the DB?
  2. If the webpage is very visited or very large, does it makes any difference?

Is the difference that significant? Or just go with the convenient way?

Although I presented my case I would like also to have a “more in general” answer, what is the “good” approach when talking about saving files.

Thanks in advance for clarifying it,

Michel.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Only put structured data in a DB. Images are files and should be kept on a files system. The performance of the DB will degrade more and more as the number of pictures / users grows. Instead create an image object which you can use to track the image location and meta data.

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