From: Ralph Deffke > however there are some reasonable reasons to store a > image in the database. > 1. if u have no access to write files to the disk this > is the case in most free hosting services they give u > php and mysql and thats it > 2. if u want some access control to the image, e.g. login > controlled. server admins dont like u playing arround > with the htaccess file > 3. its easy in those and other cases > 4. image directores are public, and apear in search engines
5. There is a natural relationship between the images and other data already in the database, such as ID photos linked to employee numbers. Bob McConnell -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
