Most web forums will state next to each board how many threads or posts have been been. Would you calculate that with a query for each board to count the number of "post" entries in the table for that board, or simply increment a number in the board table whenever a new thread or post is made? I see advantages and drawbacks to both.
Phaelax
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Practically a Posting Shark
davidn
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Newbie Poster
I would imagine storing it somewhere would be faster since it wouldn't require a whole scan/count.
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