[dropcap]T[/dropcap]his tutorial covers a simple way to store images in a mysql database.

Inserting images in mysql

MySQL has a blob data type which can used to store binary data. A blob is a collection of binary data stored as a single entity in a database management system. Blobs are typically images, audio or other multimedia blob objects. MySQL has four BLOB types:

• TINYBLOB


• BLOB


• MEDIUMBLOB


• LONGBLOB

All these types differ only in their sizes.

Storing/Viewing Images Stored In A database (BLOB Data Type)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPGxWaIhLmk

Source: YouTube