hi! On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 11:24 PM, Jacob Kruger <ja...@blindza.co.za> wrote: > What with trying to store image data in mySQL database, I am saving the > results of fread() function carried out using the file handle returned from > fopen(), with the "rb" argument to tell it the file is for binary reading. > > Either way, for example, this specific image file is a 2.1Mb PNG file, and > mySQL server on my local, windows development machine seems to lock up > roundabout when I tell it to carry out the mysqli_real_escape_string() > function on the value of the variable that now contains the data read from > the physically uploaded file, and just wondering if this could be something > like a process overload, etc., and whether should just try taking out the > string real escaping for now, or whether that's likely to cause problems, or > should I try something like splitting the file's data into more manageable > size chunks, carry out the string escaping on those chunks one at a time, > with even a possible form of pause inbetween, and then re-append them > together before writing them to the database, or should I maybe just > implement at least a form of file size limit, which might be an issue if the > user will insist on certain image sizes, resolutions, etc. etc.? > > Thoughts/suggestions?
Not really windows specific, php-database could fit better for this question but here is what you should do: https://blogs.oracle.com/oswald/entry/php_s_mysqli_extension_storing Cheers, -- Pierre @pierrejoye | http://www.libgd.org -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php