Image creation + store in mysql db

[nickdd]

Hi,

I wrote some php code that takes creates a thumbnail from a given image but now i want to store it in a mysql blob in stead of displaying it or writing it to a file.

$image = imagecreate($x, $y);

=> how do i store $image in the database ?
if i store it like this i get "Resource id #3" in my table, not the actual image data.

what function to use ?

Thanks,
Nick

[hi-liter]

http://codewalkers.com/tutorials/35/1.html

seems to have pretty good info that may help...

[Mordecai]

When you echo or print out an image, it will return the image resource error. You'll have to capture the information inside the image: this can be done by echoing it out but not displaying it. This is achieved by using the output buffer. Look at http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.outcontrol.php for information on output control.