Re: Saving files to another server

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I asked something similar earlier, and was pointed to MogileFS by danga=20=

(danga.com)

It looks messy  and scary, but seems to work.  It seems to use a daemon=20=

coupled with replicated mysql  to sync content across servers.



On Feb 20, 2005, at 8:49 PM, Mike OK wrote:

> Hi
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> =A0=A0=A0=A0 I am looking for some opinions on how to best handle this=20=

> situation.=A0 I am willing to do all of the research about each topic=20=

> but would like some points of view on how others would handle this.=A0=20=

> Thanks Mike
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> - I have developed a search engine that caches the results
> - Currently I save the results in a text file=A0on the local machine=20=

> that runs apache
> - This system works well for the test system=A0but I need to have a=20
> central storage system for these requests
> - I plan on having over 250 and up to 1000's different servers saving=20=

> and retrieving information from this central system
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> - I currently have a linux box with the reiser filesystem installed=20
> ready for this central system because it handles lots and lots of=20
> small files very well
> - My thought is that the file system would be quicker for lookups than=20=

> a MySQL database (I use it in other areas of the system)
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> - I have looked at cpan and have found a module file::remote that I=20
> could use but I feel there might be a more efficient solution
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> - Since this is happening on a local network, I could assign a port=20
> for each server to save connection overhead
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> Any thoughts on this subject would be greatly appreciated.=A0=A0 =
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> again.
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