What are the advantages of storing image names instead of actual images in a database?

Storing image names instead of actual images in a database can help improve database performance and reduce storage space. By storing just the image names, the actual images can be stored in a separate location (such as a server or cloud storage) and retrieved when needed. This can also make it easier to manage and update images without having to modify the database. 

// Example code snippet to store image names in a database

// Connect to database
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "username";
$password = "password";
$dbname = "images";

$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);

// Insert image name into database
$image_name = "example.jpg";

$sql = "INSERT INTO images_table (image_name) VALUES ('$image_name')";

if ($conn->query($sql) === TRUE) {
    echo "Image name stored successfully";
} else {
    echo "Error: " . $sql . "<br>" . $conn->error;
}

// Close database connection
$conn->close();

Keywords

PHP database image names storage optimization

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