Question: what is the most efficient way to keep images in mySQL database system?

1. option 1 - Converting the image to BLOB data type and keep it in a seperate column

or

1. option 2 - saving the image in a separate folder and keep the file path in a relevant database column

Answer: 
option 2 for me because, for what I have read from other articles, converting the image to blob would make the process slower. unlike on storing the path you just retrieve it's path string to the database and retrieve much faster. 

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