Re^3: DB Question, speed is the answer!

Ok ... So, you have, say, 5000 rows returned. First off, you really think someone wants to read 5000 rows on a webpage? Secondly, you're going to have to do whatever it is you do within the loop 5000 times. And, since you're constructing strings within that loop, those strings are going to be taking more and more memory. The less memory you have free, the more you have to swap. Once you start swapping memory to disk, you are in a world of hurt.

I'd try limiting the number of rows you return to no more than 100 and seeing if it helps.

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Re^4: DB Question, speed is the answer! by Anonymous Monk on Jan 14, 2005 at 15:17 UTC
Yes, I am looking into a big table in this DB, but the data returned is small, around 10 rows, if that was what you were asking before.	[reply]