Benchmark: timing 1 iterations of CSV_Delete, Flatfile_Delete, Mysql_Delete... CSV_Delete: 16 wallclock secs (14.91 usr + 0.30 sys = 15.21 CPU) @ 0.07/s (n=1) (warning: too few iterations for a reliable count) Flatfile_Delete: 0 wallclock secs ( 0.18 usr + 0.04 sys = 0.22 CPU) @ 4.55/s (n=1) (warning: too few iterations for a reliable count) Mysql_Delete: 1 wallclock secs ( 0.01 usr + 0.02 sys = 0.03 CPU) @ 33.33/s (n=1) (warning: too few iterations for a reliable count)