Question

Below is part of the code where it uploads a file (fileImage) into a folder (ImageFiles). But what I want to also do is INSERT the file location (The location the file is uploaded into) into the database using INSERT VALUES code. I want the file location to be inserted into the “ImageFile” field and for the “ImageId” I want it to display the string “IMG” and then include a number after the string. For Example:

In my database table if it reads like this:

ImageId     ImageFile

IMG1        ImageFiles/penguins.png
IMG2        ImageFiles/desert.png
IMG3        ImageFiles/jellyfish.jpg

Then if I upload the file from my computer ‘tulips.png’ into the ImageFiles folder, then in the database it should insert the values like this below:

ImageId    ImageFile

IMG4       ImageFiles/tulips.png

But how can this be coded? Below is my code at the moment which uploads the file successfully and contains only partial coding of the INSERT VALUES:

      move_uploaded_file($_FILES["fileImage"]["tmp_name"],
      "ImageFiles/" . $_FILES["fileImage"]["name"]);
      $result = 1;

      $imagesql = "INSERT INTO Image (ImageId, ImageFile) 
    VALUES ("");

mysql_query($imagesql);

Answer 1

You should use an auto incremented id for identifying images instead of using strings for this.

This would ease up the process for you as you would only have to insert a single fields and the autoi ncremented fields updates automatically.

$imagesql = "INSERT INTO Image (ImageFile) VALUES ('ImageFiles/".mysql_real_escape_string($_FILES['fileImage']['name'])."')";

ImageId should then be of type INT as PRIMARY KEY with AUTO INCREMENT instead. That’s also a good way to design your tables.