MySQL stored procedures or php code?

Question

A general question, without a specific case in mind - is it usually preferred to use MySQL stored procedures over writing a PHP script that performs the same calculations an

Answer 1

I've heard people say "let the database do as much as it can" and others cried like "wtf, what are you doing to my database performance".

So I guess it should mostly be a decision of usage rate (stored procedures will stress the MySQL process and PHP code will stress the web server process).