Images and MySQL

[AlexP]

I am doing a serious project in a site which is like a forum where people can post and store pictures in every post. So the public may be able to upload, delete and change a picture at any time.

I am planning to use MySQL to store the images. Is it a good idea?

Sorry that I ask with a post but I am sure I will be a nice friend here.

Thank you

Alex P.

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[bastien]

caused db bloat, perfomance issues with pulling out the image to render it to the browser.

better to store all the images in folder and store the path to the image (image name)

then just echo "<img src='/$image'>";

where $image is the text data from the db

[AlexP]

Thank you I admit that I m not a totally newbie I only know start realising the truth about MySQL and the prolems. I was freaking out in front of the screen and coding during the last 3 months. Parents are paying for food, but I plan to find a job soon.

I will now try to see if I can help anyone here. These forums seem quite populated and interesting.

Bye