# Sockets or database?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sockets-or-database/249745
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**Created:** [January 22, 2008, 6:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sockets-or-database/249745 "2008-01-22T06:05:11Z")
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### Author: ![amritakrishna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/839c29/32.png) [@amritakrishna](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/amritakrishna)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2008, 6:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sockets-or-database/249745/1 "2008-01-22T06:05:11Z")

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I am creating a drawing application in flash 8. i want to make it realtime app.  
To create a session among a no: of persons whitch method will give more performance,xml sockets or database?

Thanks in advance