How can one efficiently store and retrieve images from a database for website display using PHP?

To efficiently store and retrieve images from a database for website display using PHP, you can store the images as file paths in the database and then retrieve them to display on the website. This approach helps in reducing the size of the database and allows for faster retrieval of images. 

// Storing image file path in the database
$image_path = "images/image.jpg";
$query = "INSERT INTO images_table (image_path) VALUES ('$image_path')";
// Execute the query

// Retrieving and displaying image from the database
$query = "SELECT image_path FROM images_table WHERE id = 1";
$result = // Execute the query
$row = // Fetch the result
$image_path = $row['image_path'];
echo "<img src='$image_path' alt='Image'>";

Keywords

PHP database image storage retrieval website display

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