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

If this is for a database driven site, why aren't you just using the built in logging capabilities of Apache or IIS, and a suitable reporting tool such as AWStats and beyond that, there's always Google Analytics

AWStats and webserver logging is my preference - you essentially get it for free anyway - even if you're not after traffic analysis, you could still consider parsing the Apache access log file yourself for whatever batch processing you need to do.