For better database performance, I would suggest storing the actual JPEG files in a directory on the server somewhere and just storing the filenames in MySQL.
--- In php_mysql@yahoogroups.com, "Matthew Cserhati" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello all, > > I would like to ask how one uses binary large objects in their mysql > databases? > > Does this mean that I have to upload the blob (in my case some jpeg > pictures) itself into the directory i am working in (i work under > linux). If I dump a database or table that the blob is embedded in, > then does this mean I get a database within which i can view the jpeg > image? > > Thanks, > > Matthew >
