Storing Images in MySQL Revisited
Introduction
This article shows you how you can store images in MySQL using the Blob column type. I will show you to create a file upload form, then store the uploaded file in the database. The concepts covered in this article can apply to all files in general, not just images. This is an updated version of a similar article that already appears on PhpRiot.To begin, I'll discuss the merits of storing files in a database table compared to storing files on the filesystem. While I'm not advocating you use one method over the other, in this article we will only be implementing a solution that stores image data in a MySQL database table.
Next, I'll introduce you to the
blob data type and show
you how to create a MySQL database table to store image data. I'll show
you how to create an HTML upload form and to store uploaded images in
the database.
Once there are images in your database you can output them on your site. I'll show you how to list all images in the database, as well as how to display the images.
This article covers interacting with MySQL, creating upload forms and handling upload data, looping over database data and sending custom HTTP headers.
Additionally, there is a bonus listing included with this article will show you how to generate thumbnail versions of your uploaded images.
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