Which is the best method to save the images uploaded via form input "file" tag?

[mukunthan]

Hi All,

Which is the best method to save the images uploaded via form input "file" tag.Is it better to store the images in a folder(0777permission) in the server using "move_uploaded_file" and display it from that folder where ever  necessary or is it better to store them in the MySQL DB Table BLOB column and display it from there. Kindly tell me pros and cons of each method?

 

Thanks in Advance

[steelaz]

I would definitely advice against storing images in database, the size of the database can go up very quickly. Just store them using some kind of directory structure and in the database store link to the file.