Re: Saving Image in mySQL

You're right - you're pulling $file out of thin air. Once uploaded, the 
file is stored in $_FILES['file']['tmp_name'], and you need to manually 
read the data into $file yourself. Something like:

   file_get_contents($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'])

   Toby


On 3/19/2013 8:15 PM, Ron Piggott wrote:
> Hi All
> I don’t understand how to save an image to a mySQL table based on the following form. I am trying to do this using Prepared Statements.  All the fields except the image file itself save in the database.  Right now I have $file as the variable when binding the values.  What should it be?  Ron

> # bind variables
>
>          $stmt->bindValue(':caption', 'Test Caption', PDO::PARAM_STR);
>          $stmt->bindValue(':image_type', $_FILES["file"]["type"], PDO::PARAM_STR);
>          $stmt->bindValue(':image_size', $_FILES["file"]["size"], PDO::PARAM_INT);
>          $stmt->bindValue(':image_name', $_FILES["file"]["name"], PDO::PARAM_STR);
>          $stmt->bindValue(':image', $file, PDO::PARAM_STR);
>          
>


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