upload binary using postgres

Hi Im using php to upload Binary data into bytea field in postgres DB. The problem is that when I query what I uploaded I discover that it hold only 13 characters and not the whole binary file I tried manual insert more then 13 characters successfully. I tried to do addslashes($data); but still :( $slashed_data = addslashes($data); $sql = "insert into files (image_id, bin_data, filename, filesize, filetype) values ('$image_id', '$slashed_data', '$new_name', '$filesize', '$filetype');"; I tried strlen($slashed_data); before the insert to be sure that that the binary is bigger then 13 characters and yes, its 4KB ( the tested file ); Any ideas ? -------------------------- Canaan Surfing Ltd. Internet Service Providers Ben-Nes Michael - Manager Tel: 972-4-6991122 http://sites.canaan.co.il --------------------------