host image data in database code example
Example: how to place the path of an uploaded image in a database on an html file input
<?php
include("config.php");
if(isset($_POST['but_upload'])){
$name = $_FILES['file']['name'];
$target_dir = "upload/";
$target_file = $target_dir . basename($_FILES["file"]["name"]);
$imageFileType = strtolower(pathinfo($target_file,PATHINFO_EXTENSION));
$extensions_arr = array("jpg","jpeg","png","gif");
if( in_array($imageFileType,$extensions_arr) ){
$image_base64 = base64_encode(file_get_contents($_FILES['file']['tmp_name']) );
$image = 'data:image/'.$imageFileType.';base64,'.$image_base64;
$query = "insert into images(image) values('".$image."')";
mysqli_query($con,$query);
move_uploaded_file($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'],$target_dir.$name);
}
}
?>
<form method="post" action="" enctype='multipart/form-data'>
<input type='file' name='file' />
<input type='submit' value='Save name' name='but_upload'>
</form>