SharkBait Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 I just read a couple of threads where people use MySQL to store their images.Is this done my actually storing the data within the image in the database? I normally upload the image to a directory and store only the name, filetype, filesize in the database.What are the pros/cons of each way of handling this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fert Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 When people store images in a DB they are storing the image in the DB.Pros[list][*]People can't hotlink to the images[*]secure[*]Less hdd usage[/list]Con[list][*]Pages might take longer to load[*]require a separate php script to load images[/list] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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