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Upload PDF to MySQL LONGBLOB size issue

Thread began 7/25/2018 11:37 am by anonymous | Last modified 11/13/2018 7:29 am by Ray Borduin | 2220 views | 10 replies |

anonymous

Upload PDF to MySQL LONGBLOB size issue

I have conferred with our server guy. The PHP ini is set to allow 256M file size. Our MySQL field is LONG BLOB.

We still cannot upload a file over 1MB. The files are licenses and contracts, and I specifically want them inside the database. If the file is over 1MB, the form submits, the page refreshes but data field is empty. No errors. If the file is under 1MB, the form submits, the page refreshes and the data field has the file in it which we can retrieve.

Its a real PIA.

The file is chosen through regular html form and the update query is via WebAssist MySQLi update query function. Is there anything in WebAssist that sets file size permissions for the transaction? Is this something that is set in MySQL?

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Ray BorduinWebAssist

Can I see your php.ini settings? Create a page with

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

And then send me a link to it.

Have you considered uploading the files to a folder and then storing the folder location in the database instead of the actual file.

It might be a good test to try uploading a file to a folder to determine if the restriction is coming from the file upload or the database.

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anonymous

Blob issue, php info

Attachment. Sorry took so long to respond.

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anonymous

I've created a form for file upload and used the server behaviours to upload the file to a directory, but it doesn't work and gives no errors.

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Ray BorduinWebAssist

Did you set the form enctype="multipart/form-data"? Does the upload folder have read/write permissions? Those are the most common issues. If you attach a copy of the page I might be able to look and see a problem.

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anonymous

added enctype to script. had our IT ppl correct the read/write permissions. It it now uploads without a problem. I tried a 1mb and a 5mb file. No errors.

However this is not what I wish to do. I wish to store legal documents and storing online in a directory is not an option.

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Ray BorduinWebAssist

What I like to do in cases like this is to save the files in a directory above the web root. That way they are completely inaccessible from the outside world. Then you can use our file download to allow them to be downloaded by logged in users that you have verified have access.

You could also save the file into a BLOB field in your database, but I don't think that is any more secure, and databases are notoriously inefficient when it comes to file storage.

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anonymous

I am trying to save as BLOB. Directory storage is not an option. Efficiency is not a concern.

I added this line to each form that requires an upload

<input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="20000000">

and it now works up to 20mb.

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Ray BorduinWebAssist

That is odd... that shouldn't have any effect.... maybe that is something your hosting provider has put into place. A hidden form element wouldn't normally effect the file upload size. That parameter would usually have to be set in the php.ini file.

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anonymous

It seems like a default HTML setting?

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