How to store images in a database?

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Posted 24-Jan-11 4:02am

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Kschuler 24-Jan-11 11:43am

Edit - Changed question title to be more accurate and fixed some language.

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Dylan Morley · Answer 1 · 2011-01-24T04:11:00

When working with images, you've got a couple of choices in how you want to store the data

1) within the database itself, using BLOB type

http://www.wellho.net/solutions/php-example-php-form-image-upload-store-in-mysql-database-retreive.html[^]

2) On the file system, and your database record contains a string that describes the location of the file
e.g

D:\Images\Store\MyFile.jpg

Both methods have advantages \ disadvantages

http://databases.aspfaq.com/database/should-i-store-images-in-the-database-or-the-filesystem.html[^]