What is the best way to store Binary data (images, pdf’s, mp3’s, videos ect) in mysql and why? What i would love to know is how you do it(as developers) and why? Also how the big sites do it?
Thank you in advance 😉
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What is the best way to store Binary data (images, pdf’s, mp3’s, videos ect) in mysql and why? What i would love to know is how you do it(as developers) and why? Also how the big sites do it?
Thank you in advance 😉
To store Binary data in MySQL Blob can be used: MySQL Manuel: 10.4.3. The BLOB and TEXT Types
Although if it isn’t really necessary I wouldn’t store binary data in a database, because the central reasons for storing data in MySQL etc. (like Join, Index, …) can hardly be used with this data types. Blob also is degrading the overall database performance.
Perhaps you build a separate table for files where you store several aspects and a filesystem path…