Hey thanks Ian! Could I have some examples, of say a pdf or zip? It looks like this will work perfectly! Dan
-----Original Message----- From: Ian Samuel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 9:00 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PHP] Previous Discussions >>Is anyone aware of previous discussions with php/mysql with >using file >>inside the db (BLOBs) and integrating php to serve these files? In my >>opinion, I'm sure there's a better way than store to a temp >file and send >>user the hyperlink, then deleting the temp file. Perhaps >something with >>output buffering, etc. Regardless of whether this is a good idea or not, it's fairly easy. Store the file data itself (accessible via fopen($whatever)) in a longblob, then write it back with the appropriate headers ("Content-type: iamge/jpeg" or whatever) when the time comes. I'd be happy to provide examples if anyone is curious. Regards, Ian Samuel
