You can take a look at django-db-file-storage https://readthedocs.org/projects/django-db-file-storage/ In my case, I was making something for myself and the hosting server doesn't allow me access to any kind of file system, so I found this. On Fri, 2016-05-06 at 15:42 -0500, Alex Heyden wrote: > There's an ImageField for use in models, but to really understand it, > start with FileField > > https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/topics/files/ > https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/ref/models/fields/#django.db.mo > dels.FileField > > The general idea is that you have a directory configured by Django's > settings that you can use to hold uploaded files. You can also use > Django to serve these files if you want. (I tend to use nginx > directly for this for performance reasons, but you do what works for > you.) > > I wouldn't go so far as to say that there's no use case for storing > images in databases, but in general, André's advice is solid: store > the path instead. Your OS is good at managing files. Let it do its > job. > > On Fri, May 6, 2016 at 2:53 PM, André Machado > com> wrote: > > NEVER store images in DB, store its path so you can use it in a img > > tag later. =) > > > > > > > > Hi guys, I'm a TOTAL noob when it comes to django and web > > > development for that matter. I have an idea for a web app and I > > > do have a basic understanding of programming. I've gone through a > > > few Django tutorials and I'm confident I can do it, I just need > > > help along the way :) > > > > > > So, my "brilliant" idea is to make an app for cooking for > > > dummies. Basically, I'd have a repository of recipes. Each recipe > > > consists of: recipe_ID, name, and 10 instruction-photo pairs > > > ("now do this" + photo of that). > > > > > > The photos are relatively lightweight (less than 50k each) so I > > > think storing them in a database is the way to go. The only snag > > > - I have absolutely no idea how to do it. I've googled a lot but > > > I'm either too thick or my needs are too specific. > > > > > > I don't actually need to be able to store the images in the > > > database through the web app. I was thinking of creating folders > > > that contain the pertinent photos and "somehow" storing them in > > > the database for further use. The name of the folder would be the > > > same as the recipe_ID, and the photos would be named > > > recipe_ID_01.jpg, recipe_ID_02.jpg, ... > > > > > > Thanks in advance for any help you can give me :) > > > > > > -- Adam ([email protected])
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