2009/1/7 Ashley Sheridan <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:> Not just that, but aren't there greater overheads if the database is> physically larger in size? I assume that char might be a bit quicker to> work with than varchar, but I am pretty certain that using a fulltext> index on a text field is ridiculously slow compared to the former two.> Especially if the programmer is not taking advantage of the database'sbuilt in search / sort and other functions. Those type of functionscan run over O(n^2) if the programmer is not careful and frankly, phpis a language that is used very often by novices (myself included) whomay not know better. Be careful with large databases if you do nothave experience with them. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.comhttp://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-תا-ب-ت-ث-ج-ح-خ-د-ذ-ر-ز-س-ش-ص-ض-ط-ظ-ع-غ-ف-ق-ك-ل-م-ن-ه-و-يА-Б-В-Г-Д-Е-Ё-Ж-З-И-Й-К-Л-М-Н-О-П-Р-С-Т-У-Ф-Х-Ц-Ч-Ш-Щ-Ъ-Ы-Ь-Э-Ю-Яа-б-в-г-д-е-ё-ж-з-и-й-к-л-м-н-о-п-р-с-т-у-ф-х-ц-ч-ш-щ-ъ-ы-ь-э-ю-яä-ö-ü-ß-Ä-Ö-Ü
