Blob and Storage Requirement

Question

I have a requirement to store user uploaded files to the database (filesystem is not an option).

The files that are uploaded are different types (e.g. PDF, EXCEL, et

Answer 1

MySQL will give you the size of each table using SHOW TABLE STATUS. So if you upload a few test files you should be able to estimate the actual size they'll take up in the database. Each table does have some overhead so I would use as many files as reasonable for testing.