curl image into mysql.

hi, i got a problem insert a image that downloaded into mysql database, 
because when i echo $sqlCmd, it output $data in binary file, please help
thanks

<?php
require ('dbconf.inc.php');
$table="myTable";
makeConnection($dbHost, $dbUser, $dbPasswd);

$url = 'http://www.google.com/intl/en_ALL/images/logo.gif';
$curl_handler = curl_init();
curl_setopt($curl_handler, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
curl_setopt($curl_handler, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
curl_setopt($curl_handler, CURLOPT_BINARYTRANSFER, 1); //return the transfer 
in a binary format .
$data = curl_exec($curl_handler);
curl_close($curl_handler);


$sqlCmd ="INSERT INTO $table(pid,city,cat,title,info,img1) 
values('10','mycity','apa','me','yo',$data)";
mysql_query("$sqlCmd", $link) or die(mysql_errno() . ": " . mysql_error() . 
"
");

?>