HartleySan Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 This is not really related to the book, but something I have always wondered: How is data in a database actually stored on the server, etc.? Is the data stored in CSV format, or perhaps some sort of special object notation, or something completely different? Does anyone know? I imagine that it depends on the database software, but to some degree, there must be similarities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthaus Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Here's an answer for mysql: http://forge.mysql.com/wiki/MySQL_Internals_File_Formats Short answer: it's complicated 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathon Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 I thought what an interesting question from HartleySan. Although I was pretty confused after the first line - ha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Yes, it is an interesting question and thanks to Matthaus for hunting down the answer. I would have just said "it's complicated" without providing a link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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