putting Image from database in cgi app

[Gerhard Häring]

Fredrik Lundh wrote:
> Gerhard Häring wrote:
>>In the end, using the temp file is probably the easiest solution, at
>>least as long as the web technology you use is CGI.
> 
> and you never have more than one visitor at a time, or don't care
> if people don't get the right cover...

How would that be a problem? Just create a unique name for the temp 
file, put in a directory, like, say "cache/" and have a cron job that 
periodically deletes old temp files.

Are there possible circumstances where that approach would be problematic?

-- Gerhard