Re: pg_lo_import alternative ... - Mailing list pgsql-admin

I'm storing images and files in the database.  I have a database server
with all of the binaries and several web servers that attach to it.
The web servers are for load balancing and each maintain a cache of
image files locally.  It is the cached images that are served by the
web servers.  When a request comes in, the web server checks to the
database server to see if there's a newer file, and if so it downloads
the file and stores it in the cache.  If not, it just uses the cached
version.

This helps us out because changes to images and files themselves are
part of transactions, not just changes to their names.  Backup is
easier because I don't have to worry about a mismatch between the files
and the names in the database.  Also, I can have one connection
changing making changes to a file or image while another downloads the
last committed version without having to worry about any contention for
it.

Let me know if you're interested in any of our implementation details.

Adam Ruth

On Nov 26, 2003, at 9:10 AM, kent@wareham.k12.ma.us wrote:

> I'm after experiences similar to what you are describing with
> lo_export. I have used lo_import and ol_export to test image storage
> and retrival. One problem that you mention is with super user access
> required to export to the local file system. The second problem is
> that it seems to add another layer to a web application. A table
> constructed that contains pointers outside the database seems to be
> the easiest to deal with in terms of retrieval of images and dislpay
> within a web page.
>
> Anyone that that is using Postgres for storage and retrival of images
> please post your experiences. Thank you.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Andrei Bintintan [mailto:klodoma@ar-sd.net]
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 02:20 PM
>> To: 'Daniel Rubio', pgsql-admin@postgresql.org
>> Subject: Re: [ADMIN] pg_lo_import alternative ...
>>
>> Are there many images?
>>
>> I do not suggest to store the images in the database. Better save
>> them on
>> the disk and in the database save only the path to the image. Think
>> also to
>> the size of the dump(with images).
>>
>> It is more easy to handle this way.
>>
>> This is my opinion.
>>
>> Best regards.
>> Andy.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Daniel Rubio" <drubior@tinet.org>
>> To: <pgsql-admin@postgresql.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 3:58 PM
>> Subject: [ADMIN] pg_lo_import alternative ...
>>
>>
>>> Hi all.
>>>
>>> One of our clients wants to store images into his postgres database
>>> hosted by us.
>>>
>>> To do this is trying to use the PHP function pg_lo_import, receiving
>>> this error message from server:
>>>
>>> Waning: pg_query() [function.pg-query]: Query failed: ERROR: You must
>>> have Postgres superuser privilege to use server-side lo_import().
>>> Anyone
>>> can use the client-side lo_import() provided by libpq. . in
>>> /apps/web/html/funcions.php on line 121
>>>
>>> I can read that there's a client-side function in libpq, but I can't
>>> find any information about it and their use.
>>>
>>> Anyone knows something?
>>> --
>>> ********************************************************
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