> Does anyone know the proper method for inserting an image(*.jpg or
> *.gif) into a MySql database blob field? I am recieving the file via an
> html form with the usual enctype for this and <input type=file>
> parameters. I can save it as just a regular file and then display it
> fine on the page, but no way can I update the database with this...and
> have tried everything imaginable...surely this is done everyday and is
> quite simple.
>
> code snippet below - and yes, I am a php beginner...ASP by day and
> trying to learn
> PHP by night..
> -------------------------
> $photo = fopen($txtImage, "r");
> $filecontents = fread($photo, filesize($txtImage));
> echo "<br>";
> echo "<img src='$photo'>";
> $anotherfile = fopen("/www/htdocs/Survey/$thisfile", "a+");
> fputs($anotherfile, $filecontents);
> //fclose($anotherfile);
> echo "<br>";
> echo "<img src='$anotherfile'>";
> echo "<br>";
> echo $photo;
> echo "<br><br><center>";
> echo "<img src='$thisfile'>";
> $crapola = "101010101";
> echo "<br><br><center>";
>
>
>
> $connection = mysql_connect("mysql.iticom.net","fractalv","fw348vnj")
> or die ("crap!");
> $db = mysql_select_db("fractalv", $connection) or die ("db");
> $sql = "INSERT INTO Images (Image,
> ImageType,ImageGallery,ImageLink,ThumbnailLink) VALUES
> ('$filecontents','$txtImageType', '$txtImageGallery', '$txtImageLink',
> '$txtThumbnailLink')";
> $sql_result = mysql_query($sql,$connection) or die ("could not insert
> into DB");
> mysql_close($connection);
> ---------------------ect.
>
> thanks in advance for absolutley any ideas!
Phil,
I can think of two possible ways.. Depending on the version of MySQL
you have.
If you have v3.23, MySQL has a function called LOAD_FILE() which you can
pass the temporary file-name that you get from the wb page:
mysql_query( "insert into Images ( Image ) values ( load_file(
$txtImage ) );" );
Failing that, I would think that you have to read it in (as you do above),
escape it (addslashes() in php) then isnert that escaped string into the
database :
mysql_query( "insert into Images ( Image ) values ( '" . addslashes(
$filecontents ) . "' ); " );
Anyway.. a few possibilities to look into.
Bkx
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