What are the advantages and disadvantages of mirroring the file system in a database in PHP applications?

Mirroring the file system in a database in PHP applications can provide benefits such as easier data management, improved security, and better performance for certain operations. However, it can also lead to increased complexity, potential data redundancy, and difficulties in maintaining consistency between the file system and the database. 

// Example PHP code snippet for mirroring the file system in a database

// Connect to the database
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "username";
$password = "password";
$dbname = "files_db";

$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);

// Check connection
if ($conn->connect_error) {
    die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
}

// Query to create a table for storing file information
$sql = "CREATE TABLE files (
    id INT(6) UNSIGNED AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
    filename VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
    filepath VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL
)";

// Execute the query
if ($conn->query($sql) === TRUE) {
    echo "Table created successfully";
} else {
    echo "Error creating table: " . $conn->error;
}

// Close the database connection
$conn->close();

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file system database mirroring PHP applications advantages

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