RE: [PHP] Displaying user data and picture
| From: | Bob McConnell | Date: | Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:00:35 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP] Displaying user data and picture | ||
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From: Ralph Deffke
> however there are some reasonable reasons to store a
> image in the database.
> 1. if u have no access to write files to the disk this
> is the case in most free hosting services they give u
> php and mysql and thats it
> 2. if u want some access control to the image, e.g. login
> controlled. server admins dont like u playing arround
> with the htaccess file
> 3. its easy in those and other cases
> 4. image directores are public, and apear in search engines
5. There is a natural relationship between the images and other data
already in the database, such as ID photos linked to employee numbers.
Bob McConnell