include() is probally one of the most commonly used PHP functions, it allows you to display the content of a file within another page with just one simple line.
There's probally many things you could make use of php includes for, the most common being a template based website where you'll have a number of content pages but only one or two pages with the code for the main layout which is then included into the content pages.
Very simple to interpretate, to code and to test, its a simple way to learn how to program a upload script that select images from the MYSQL database using php programing. Image upload with MYSQL databaseThere will be 3 PHP files in this tutorial: readdir.php - this puts all the images in a folder into the database image.php - the actual image script that displays the imag view.php - an example file that shows you how to call the imageCreating the Image DatabaseFirst, create a mysql database called base64imgdb (this is the name that will be used throughout the tutorial)Second, create a table called images with two rows. Name the first one imgid, and give it the parameters TYPE: INT EXTRA: auto_increment, and check the circle under Primary. Name the second sixfourdata, and make it TYPE: LONGTEXT.
This article contains:
1. Introduction to compression with PHP.. extending PHP with extensions.
2. Using ZIP
3. Using gZip
4. Using bZip2 and LZF
5. Using 'File_Archive' PEAR package
This tutorial shows you how to upload an image on your server using PHP and html forms. You will also learn how to verify if the uploaded file is an image (checking the extension), if it doesn't overtakes a size limit and how to change the uploaded file name.
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