How is the performance of a Stored Procedure? Is it worth using them instead of implementing a complex query in a PHP/MySQL call?
As was pointed out to me in a previous answer courtesy of JohnFX:
"The performance benefit of stored procedures is dubious and minimal at best. Some reading material on this point:
http://statestreetgang.net/post/2008/04/My-Statement-on-Stored-Procedures.aspx
http://betav.com/blog/billva/2006/05/are_stored_procedures_faster_t.html
Enjoy.