[Solved] How to save a message with an image in a database [closed]

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Option 1: Add image upload to your website and save image’s url to database.

Option 2: Use base64_encode() for converting image to text.

$image = file_get_contents($_FILES['your_fileupload_name']['tmp_name']);
$ext = pathinfo($_FILES['image']['name'], PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
$base64 = 'data:image/' . $ext . ';base64,' . base64_encode($image);

Then you save $base64 to your database, and you can convert it to image using base64_decode() when you are reading the database.

I prefer Option 1, because it’s more efficent. Base64 encoding increases image size by 33%.

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solved How to save a message with an image in a database [closed]