DevArticles has a article posted a few days back to help those out there looking for a simple way to add file versioning to the already simple PHP file uploads.

We can find many articles related to uploading, viewing, and downloading files. Murali's latest article is written on the basic concept of uploading and managing files, and shows us how to create a magic with a little PHP and MySQL. Learn how to properly manage duplicate files through versioning.

This could be quite a handy little application for anyone that has a site with extensive file downloads/uploads. The MySQL backend is simple, and the code is all given to you - all you need to do is make some small modifications for your site, and you're home free. The MySQL tracks the files and their update times, and the filesystem stores the files themselves, making for a handy, speedy system for tacking files. At least they made the smart move and kept the binary data (files) out of the database...