Multi-tenant PHP SaaS - Separate DB's for each client, or group them?

Question

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Answer 1

Option 3 is the most scalable. While at first it may seem more complicated, it can be completely automated and will save you headaches on the future. You can also scale more efficiently by having client databases on multiple servers for increased performance.