I'm looking to upload large video files to my site. I have read that you can upload files by converting them into their text equivalent and putting them into a database as a blob. Is this method faster than using the PHP move_uploaded_file(), copy() functions? Or do you need to first upload the file to your server before you can convert into its text equivalent? What would be the fastest way of uploading large files using php?
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Large File Upload
Started by Pooch, May 05 2007 11:24 AM
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Posted 05 May 2007 - 11:40 AM
The fastest way to upload a file via php is to upload it.
Converting anything to a text equivalent takes extra processor cycles. Storing it in a database takes extra cycles. And in all actuality, why would you want to store a whole video in a database when you can store it in a file and simply stream the file?
Converting anything to a text equivalent takes extra processor cycles. Storing it in a database takes extra cycles. And in all actuality, why would you want to store a whole video in a database when you can store it in a file and simply stream the file?
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Posted 05 May 2007 - 02:47 PM
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Posted 06 May 2007 - 04:27 PM
How would you upload and stream it ?? Is there any tutorials on P2L on doing it ??
Im sorry i cant do a search for them because im in a bit of a rush
Im sorry i cant do a search for them because im in a bit of a rush
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Posted 08 May 2007 - 01:54 PM
If you're "in a bit of a rush", don't even bother trying... 
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