I'm assuming that you will have a large volume of data to process. If so, a database is the way to go to speed up searching and data crunching. However, the database schema will depend on what you are trying to get out of your project. What kind of reporting or searching will you be performing?

If you are unsure on what to do about a database schema, inserting each line into a database (I prefer mysql) and then utilize some database analyzing queries to help optimize your database. Referencing the MySQL documenation at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/optimizing-database-structure.html is a good place to start.

On the perl side: DBI, DBD::MySQL, and Class::DBI are a few good modules to help you talk to your database. There are certainly more modules and examples on CPAN.

Hope This helps.

/- M a r c -/

In reply to Re: IRC log search by FitTrend
in thread IRC log search by Anonymous Monk

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