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[Kenneth Downs]

Cliff Hirsch wrote:

> My config file (mainly constants and global arrays) has grown 
> significantly as I have shifted more and more potentially dynamic info 
> out of the code. However, this has opened another can of worms. I now 
> realize that if I migrate beyond one server, it would be very 
> difficult to keep the config information in synch using local files.

What kind of config settings?  Is your migration to multiple servers 
imminent or hoped-for?

>  
> Obviously the database info can't be kept in the database, but beyond 
> that, most everything can. I have avoided this presuming that it would 
> be a huge performance hit, but perhaps not with caching.

What do you mean by database info?

>  
> What are the implementation possibilities and the pros and cons of 
> each strategy? Do I need to create fields in a DB for each setting or 
> should some sort of config setting object be serialized into/out of 
> the database? What are the performance and coherency issues? Other 
> concerns?
>  
> Regards,
> Cliff Hirsch
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