Storing images in SQL Server?

I have made a small demo site and on it I am storing images within a image column on the sql server. A few questions I have are…

  • Is this a bad idea?

  • Will it affect performance on my site when it grows?

The alternative would be to store the image on disc and only store the reference to the image in the database. This must be a common dilemma many people have had. I’d welcome some advice and would actually be happy to make a less of a mistake if I could.

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