Photo storage for web applications

Question

Possible duplicate:
Custom images - database and file system storage

Hello! Where should I store photos for Facebook-like apps? locally on the server in a folder or upload them to a database? I am not going to make this application commercial.

Answer 1

Store images in the file system (folders) and save the path in the database.

EDIT:

Found an interesting article on how Facebook handles image storage:

Facebook: Needle in a Haystack: Effectively Store Billion Photos

Some facts from the above article:

• Facts about photography:
  • Total photos 6.5B
    • 4 5 ( 30B)
    • 475 .
      • CDN (Akamai Limelight)
      • 200k /
    • 100 /
  • netapp filers

Answer 2

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