PHP Manual: fbsql_create

fbsql_create_blob

(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)

fbsql_create_blob -- Create a BLOB

Description

string fbsql_create_blob ( string blob_data [, resource link_identifier] )

Returns: A resource handle to the newly created blob.

fbsql_create_blob() creates a blob from blob_data. The returned resource handle can be used with insert and update commands to store the blob in the database.

Example 1. fbsql_create_blob() example

<?php
    $link = fbsql_pconnect("localhost", "_SYSTEM", "secret")
        or die("Could not connect");
    $filename = "blobfile.bin";
    $fp = fopen($filename, "rb");
    $blobdata = fread($fp, filesize($filename));
    fclose($fp);
    
    $blobHandle = fbsql_create_blob($blobdata, $link);
    
    $sql = "INSERT INTO BLOB_TABLE (BLOB_COLUMN) VALUES ($blobHandle);";
    $rs = fbsql_query($sql, $link);
?>