Log to file via PHP or log to MySQL database - which is quicker?

Question

I have a database driven website serving about 50,000 pages.

I want to track each webpage/record hit. I will do this by creating logs, and then batch processing the logs

Answer 1

I'd recommend you test both with a few test cases.

I would assume a flat file would be faster, b/c that's really what the DB is doing - it's just writing it to a file. The only advantage I can think of is if the database can run concurrently, you might get better results.