By default, data exceeding a certain threshold (around 1K) are put on the file system. That means, binaries and bigger files are put on the file system by default and not into the database - see the [i]minRecordLength[/i] attribute in the repository configuration files.
A DB only scenario would be if you want to be able to do atomic saves of all your data (you cannot do this with filesystem plus database). And it's also easier to just restore the database instead of database plus filesystem. But there is no general recommendation it all very much depends on the project and the amount/type of data you have. If you have big amounts of binary data you don't want to put them all in a database because the size get's too big for handling backups/restores efficiently. HTH Lars -- Context is everything: http://forum.magnolia-cms.com/forum/thread.html?threadId=6d17e5bc-3c20-44f7-aef1-93e3175f59a3 ---------------------------------------------------------------- For list details, see http://www.magnolia-cms.com/community/mailing-lists.html Alternatively, use our forums: http://forum.magnolia-cms.com/ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <user-list-unsubscr...@magnolia-cms.com> ----------------------------------------------------------------
