It is possible for us to store/save our images (binary files) into a mySQL database in PHP. In this article, we will discuss about “how to store images, audio, or another binary files into mySQL database with PHP script”. But, before we continue to the further step, you might want to consider some reason of why we should and why we shouldn’t store binary files in a database:

Reasons to store your images (binary files) in a database:

  1. Storing in a database allows better security for your files and images.
  2. Eliminates messy directory and file structures (this is especially true when users are allow to contribute files).
  3. Files/Images can be stored directly linking to user or advertiser information. Read the rest of this entry »