> -----Original Message----- > From: Lopez, Denise [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 2:07 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Configure options question > > > I am sorry if I was vague. I know my version of PHP supports .png > images. My developers are having issues with extracting .png images > files from a mysql database that's why I wanted to make sure > it wasn't a > support issue with mysql. They can upload the files into the database > just fine. > > Denise Lopez > UCLA Center for Digital Humanities > Network Services > Systems Engineer > 337 Charles E. Young Drive East > PPB 1020 > Los Angeles, CA 90095 > 310/206-8216 > -----Original Message----- > From: Jerry Schwartz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 10:23 AM > To: Lopez, Denise; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Configure options question > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Lopez, Denise [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 12:51 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Configure options question > > > > I have a beginner question for you all. I recently took > over a server > > and would like to determine what configure options were given > > when MySQL > > was compiled. > > > > Currently the MySQL version is 4.1.10 and I would like to > know whether > > the mysql server was compiled with .png support. > > MySQL doesn't care about any file formats, so I'm not sure > how to answer > your question. Theoretically any file (graphic or otherwise) can be > stored > in a BLOB, although many designers store the file externally > and simply > record its name in the data base. > > Maybe you can explain what you mean by ".png support". > > Not only does the data have to be stored in a BLOB, but the binary data has to have all the critical bytes (characters) escaped on the way in. If not, the data will be damaged.
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