Tom, First, I suggest using LONGBLOB as a field... Second, Once the $userfile is uploaded...use the statment as: $query = "INSERT INTO ... (file) VALUES ( LOAD_FILE($userfile))"; using the MySql's LOAD_FILE() "Tom Gitzinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Hi friends, > > could anybody tell me how I best store one or several uploaded files in a > MySQL database (as a BLOB). I use PHP 3. > Let's say I have the variable $userfile. Is it possible to simply insert > this into the database? > $query = "INSERT INTO ... (file) VALUES (" . $userfile . "); > > By the way: which version of PHP 3 do you need to upload several files at > once? > > Tom > > -- > GMX - Die Kommunikationsplattform im Internet. > http://www.gmx.net > > GMX Tipp: > > Machen Sie Ihr Hobby zu Geld bei unserem Partner 1&1! > http://profiseller.de/info/index.php3?ac=OM.PS.PS003K00596T0409a > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]