|I'm using Apache/PHP/MySQL to learn SQL. Besides dazzling
|people with my prowess, I'd like to be able to store digital
|pictures in the database. So far, I've gotten to the chapter
|that creates a form to type in a product code, description and
|price. Yawn.
|Does anyone know the SQL code to insert a binary file into a
|MySQL database? What type of field does it take? I didn't see
|mention of a blob. Maybe that's the next book.
is there a certain reason you want to put images in the database? I
usually just store the image in the filesystem then call it from the
webpage using PHP/SQL (via the name):
<img src="<? $imagename; ?>.gif"> as a simple example.
if you are trying to create a photo album then take a look at slooze
(www.slooze.com). I have used it for my family photo album for over a
year and am rather impressed with it. Also, the support is awesome and
the code is well written.
/frank
