Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 19:56:10 -0400 From: Andrew J Caines <A.J.Caines@halplant.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.org> Cc: theapparatus@netzero.net Subject: Re: Needing a database solution Message-ID: <20020605235610.GG4964@hal9000.halplant.com> In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20020605111011.00b7ae80@tkdsoftware.com> References: <5.1.0.14.2.20020605111011.00b7ae80@tkdsoftware.com>
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Mike, > I'm hoping someone can suggest a solution for me. I'm needing to update > a website of mine that contains over a 1000 articles ... mostly written > in html but some written in txt. While there are many fine databases and applications for managing and serving web content, for this small number of small files, the simplest solution may be the best - UFS. One may not think of a filesystem as a database, but in many ways it is. You look up the content of a record (file) by key (file name). Not only does this remarkably fast retrieval system come with the platform with no extra software, management or integration needed, but it can even be tuned to your specific usage. In addition, it has been refined and tuned over many years by craftsmen to work optimally with the rest of the system, using advanced caching and I/O management. All you need to do is come up with a sensible filesystem layout. -Andrew- -- _______________________________________________________________________ | -Andrew J. Caines- Unix Systems Engineer A.J.Caines@halplant.com | | "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary | | safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin, 1759 | To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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