[iwrock]

How much space does a simple text post really take up?

A long time ago I got into a hardcore postwhoring thread on an Impala forum and after 10k replies, the forum crashed for some reason. We argued that simple text doesn't take up much space and it there was an underlying issue, but we took the blame for it.

Does it make any sense or are they just uninformed?

 

[iwrock]

Oh and pictures don't take up any space either since they are linked from an independant host (that forum didn't have attachments available).

 

[SDSilverM3]

Each post doesn't take up that much space. The MYSQL db file right now is less than 100kb so I can't imagine it could be that much. As soon as you start adding other factors into the equation it could grow but this is honestly my first forum that I've done from scratch so that question is best left for someone else at this time.

I am planning to add the attachment feature soon so people can attach pics. That may take up some diskspace but hopefully "bossman" has enough space on his SAN to accommodate.

 

[dut]

Let the post whoring being! :smt024

 

[iwrock]

Hey dut, you don't have much luck with cars and bikes? Everything is either sold, stolen or totalled :smt042

 

[JmanE55]

Each post doesn't take up that much space. The MYSQL db file right now is less than 100kb so I can't imagine it could be that much. As soon as you start adding other factors into the equation it could grow but this is honestly my first forum that I've done from scratch so that question is best left for someone else at this time.

I am planning to add the attachment feature soon so people can attach pics. That may take up some diskspace but hopefully "bossman" has enough space on his SAN to accommodate.

Yo,

Just bought the Etherdisk from LaCie 1TB. Nice product. It's already configured and attached to my server at the office. Let's the posting begins. :smt041

 

[dut]

Hey dut, you don't have much luck with cars and bikes? Everything is either sold, stolen or totalled :smt042

Cars - Get tired of them.

Bikes - I live(d) near TJ.

 

[stnwag0n]

Let the post whoring being! :smt024

i wonder how many posts per page. and instead of counting a multipage thread, lets whore-test it.

 

[stnwag0n]

hmmm

 

[stnwag0n]

sd

 

[stnwag0n]

for

 

[stnwag0n]

life

 

[stnwag0n]

not there yet

 

[stnwag0n]

2nd page?

 

[stnwag0n]

nope

 

[stnwag0n]

without counting, i guess this is the 15th post on this thread

 

[stnwag0n]

crap it was the 16th

 

[stnwag0n]

17

 

[stnwag0n]

no wait that was 18. this is now 19

 

[stnwag0n]

maybe its 25 posts