Maximum number of files/directories on Linux?

Question

I\'m developing a LAMP online store, which will allow admins to upload multiple images for each item.

My concern is - right off the bat there will be 20000 items mea

Answer 1

The year is 2014. I come back in time to add this answer. Lots of big/small files? You can use Amazon S3 and other alternatives based on Ceph like DreamObjects, where there are no directory limits to worry about.

I hope this helps someone decide from all the alternatives.