CodeIgniter: Storing an image in the database?

Question

I would like to store images in my mySQL database using the CodeIgniter PHP framework. How do I write and read the image?

Thank you.

Answer 1

It's considered bad practice to store the actual image files directly in a database. Instead you can just store a path to the file in the database and store the file in a directory on the server.

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Best approach for storing uploaded image

CodeIgniter - Uploading an Image through a form, store the location of the image in database

Answer 2

You will have to use the file uploading class of CI to upload the files and use the models to save them to the database, here are related resources:

File Uploading Class
Models