To upload a image in MySql database via php

Question

I am currently working on a website that needs to upload the images of different products by its users. I am implementing it by using MySql database via php.

My code for a basic form for taking input from users is:

<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="testimage1.php" method="post" name="changer">
<input name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="102400" type="hidden">
<input name="image" accept="image/jpeg" type="file">
<input value="Submit" type="submit">
</form>

My database table is:

 mysql> CREATE TABLE tbl_images (
 > id tinyint(3) unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment,
 > image blob NOT NULL,
 > PRIMARY KEY (id)
 > );

testimage1.php has the following code:-

 $username = "root";
 $password = "";
 $host = "localhost";
 $database = "thinstrokes";


 $link = mysql_connect($host, $username, $password);
 if (!$link) {
 die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
 }

// Select your database
mysql_select_db ($database);

    if (isset($_FILES['image']) && $_FILES['image']['size'] > 0) { 

  // Temporary file name stored on the server
  $tmpName  = $_FILES['image']['tmp_name'];  

  // Read the file 
  $fp      = fopen($tmpName, 'r');
  $data = fread($fp, filesize($tmpName));
  $data = addslashes($data);
  fclose($fp);


  // Create the query and insert
  // into our database.
  $query = "INSERT INTO tbl_images ";
  $query .= "(image) VALUES ('$data')";
  $results = mysql_query($query, $link) or die(mysql_error());

  // Print results
  print "Thank you, your file has been uploaded.";

  }
  else {
  print "No image selected/uploaded";
  }

On submitting the form I am getting an error: No image selected/uploaded

I am not getting the error... and I've already asked for this before as:

• mysql error during inserting a image in mysql database

• How can I insert an image in a MySQL database using PHP?

But until now I am not successful in storing the image in the database.

Answer 1

Your script is working just fine, This is what I test:

<?

if (isset($_FILES['image']) && $_FILES['image']['size'] > 0) { 

  // Temporary file name stored on the server
  $tmpName  = $_FILES['image']['tmp_name'];  

  // Read the file 
  $fp      = fopen($tmpName, 'r');
  $data = fread($fp, filesize($tmpName));
  $data = addslashes($data);
  fclose($fp);


  // Create the query and insert

  // Print results
  print "Thank you, your file has been uploaded.";

  }
  else {
  print "No image selected/uploaded";
  }

?>

<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="" method="post" name="changer">
<input name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="102400" type="hidden">
<input name="image" accept="image/jpeg" type="file">
<input value="Submit" type="submit">
</form>

And it works just fine, if you want to see it in action I can send you the link.

It must be something else that is ruining your code (*note that I removed the DB queries to avoid getting mysql errors but the script was working even with them there.

Answer 2

//Here is the solution for your problem

<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="" method="post" name="changer">
    <input name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="102400" type="hidden">
    <input name="image" accept="image/jpeg" type="file">
    <input value="Submit" type="submit">
</form>
<?php

    // connection to database
    include 'includes/connection.php';
?>

<?php

    if (isset($_FILES['image']) && $_FILES['image']['size'] > 0) { 
        // Temporary file name stored on the server
        $tmpName  = $_FILES['image']['tmp_name'];  
        // Read the file 
        $fp      = fopen($tmpName, 'r');
        $data = fread($fp, filesize($tmpName));
        $data = addslashes($data);
        fclose($fp);
        $result = mysql_query("INSERT INTO image (image)VALUES ( '$data')", $connection);
        if(!$result)
        {
            die("Database query failed: ". mysql_error());
        }
        // Print results

        print "Thank you, your file has been uploaded.";
    }
    else 
    {
        print "No image selected/uploaded";
    }
?>

<?php
    //close connection
    include 'includes/close.php';
?>