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Posted by Frankly on 06/19/06 16:42
"J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> wrote in message
news:4fe1ekF1j1jtlU1@individual.net...
> Frankly wrote:
>> "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> wrote in message
>>> strawberry wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm still not sure that the images bit is flexible enough, but I guess
>>>> it's a start.
>>> It depends on what would be stored there, if it's with full path to the
>>> image, then it may or may not be enough, but if it's just the name of
>>> the image (you can hardcode the path, so you don't need to save that in
>>> the table), then many digital cameras uses 8.3 (12 character in total)
>>> as the name for the image, in this case the 50 would be over kill, but
>>> then I don't know what Frankly want to store.
>>
>> I dont really know what hardcoding the path involves.
>
> Instead of storing "http://example.net/images/IMAGE.JPG" in the database
> you may only store te image name "IMAGE.JPG" in the database, then you can
> query the image name from the database and concat it with the hardcoded
> path.
>
> $fullpathofimage="http://example.net/images/" . $row['ImageName'];
>
>
>> As to what I want to do.
>
> I think it's a good option.
>
>
>> I would have to ask your opinions on the subject. which would be better
>> for me at my skill level lol.
>> any recommendations on which way to go would be great.
>
> I would make an include file where I store variables with values for
> things I would have fixed, like the path to the images in this example
>
> ---- includefile.php ----
> <?PHP
> $imagepath="http://example.net/images/";
> ?>
> ---- eof ----
>
> and then you include that file to all your scripts and you have only one
> file where to change the static info.
>
> ---- script1.php ----
> <?PHP
> include_once('includefile.php');
> ...
> ?>
> <img src="<?PHP echo $imagepath.$imagename; ?>">
> ...
> ---- eof ----
>
>
> I hope you get the picture of what I mean, bit late here so my brain is a
> bit slow at the moment.
>
>
> //Aho
i was actually very excited when i read this post.. My first PHP script file
:). I did want to wait to reply
until i actually had a script of my own to reply. however i feel now that
its like waiting to long to say thank you for a really good birthday
present.
thank you Aho who ever you are :).
Frank
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