C# Microsoft Windows XP-Vista .NET 3.5 How fast is a mysql database query?

[secutos]

I have the option of storing data online as text files, or storing data online in a MySQL database. If the information is stored as a text file, all I have to do is a HttpWebRequest to the text file to retrieve the information. I'm willing to store the information in a MySQL database if its faster. For you who want to know what I'm doing to provide a better solution, I'm simply communicating client and server through the web. I don't want to use TCP for many reasons (like my customers don't know how to open ports). How fast is a C# mysql database query, providing I used optimal code and I have an average internet connection. Is it faster than reading the contents of a text file online? (the text file is on the internet, not on the local disk).

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.....Anybody wanna explain with english text?

[Curtis Rutland]

senol, your reply was completely irrelevant to the OP's question and has been deleted.

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As to the question, Databases should be faster than directly accessing text files, especially if you create your indexes properly. I don't know specifics to the speed of MySql vs. any other DB, but you should get better results and be able to manipulate your data better in a database.