note 62789 added to features.file-upload

As mentioned in this thread by mariodivece at bytedive dot com on 24-Aug-2005 12:33: "when using base64_encode to store binary data in a database, you are increasing the size of the data by 1.33 times." so, if you are receiving the dreaded "MySQL Server has gone away" error when uploading BLOB data encoded w/base64, remember that your MySQL "max_allowed_packet" configuration setting (default 1MB) needs to by 1.33 times the size of your PHP "upload_max_filesize" setting. ---- Server IP: 216.194.113.175 Probable Submitter: 66.88.132.194 ---- X-Spam-Status: No, hits=3.1 required=5.0 tests=DATE_MISSING,FROM_NO_LOWER autolearn=no version=2.64 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/features.file-upload.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/note/edit/62789 Del: integrated -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/62789/integrated Del: useless -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/62789/useless Del: bad code -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/62789/bad+code Del: spam -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/62789/spam Del: non-english -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/62789/non-english Del: in docs -- http://master.php.net/note/delete/62789/in+docs Del: other reasons-- http://master.php.net/note/delete/62789 Reject -- http://master.php.net/note/reject/62789 Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php