Storing a large number of images

Question

I\'m thinking about developing my own PHP based gallery for storing lots of pictures, maybe in the tens of thousands.

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Answer 1

You may check out the stratey used by Apple iPod for storing it's multimedia content. There are folders in one level of depth and files with titles of same width. I believe that Apple guys invested a lot of time in testing their solution so it may bring some instant benefit to you.