RE: [PHP] This, then that.

On Sat, 2007-10-20 at 18:45 -0700, Instruct ICC wrote: > > > > > > > >One idea that has always been REALLY popular around here... stuff your > > > >image in a database. *MUHAWHAWHAWHAWHAW* *Ducks from the flying rocks*. > > > > > > > >Cheers, > > > >Rob. > > > >-- > > > > > > Rob: > > > > > > That's really not a bad idea, but in this experiment I'm using images > > > as a stand-in for larger files (CD's, Videos, etc). > > > > > > Side note to everyone else (Rob knows this) Storing images in a dB > > > has some advantages, but the concept has been beat to death on this > > > list and no need to repeat it -- everything that could be said > > > pro/con has been said -- just review the archives. > > > > I use the db for images sometimes. I don't really care what some people > > think since I've thought it out for myself and like th epros versus the > > cons sometimes. At any rate, y our problem appears to be related to > > safe_mode for not putting images outside the web tree. Most likely > > though, you have access to .htaccess and so you could create a locked > > images directory that exists within the web tree but which can't be > > accessed by a browser. This would give you what you need to be within > > the confines of safe mode. > > > > Regardless, I said from your file or db when I gave more of an example. > And in this thread I merely said "display image". Haha? I wasn't commenting against what you've written. It was more generally a tongue in cheek shot at previous threads where some people took a hard line against images in databases :) Cheers Rob. -- ........................................................... SwarmBuy.com - http://www.swarmbuy.com Leveraging the buying power of the masses! ...........................................................