PHP: Create blob, copy file in it, and close it

Description

string ibase_blob_import ( resource $link_identifier , resource $file_handle )

string ibase_blob_import ( resource $file_handle )

This function creates a BLOB, reads an entire file into it, closes it and returns the assigned BLOB id.

Parameters

link_identifier: An InterBase link identifier. If omitted, the last opened link is assumed.
file_handle: The file handle is a handle returned by fopen().

Return Values

Returns the BLOB id on success, or FALSE on error.

Examples

Example #1 ibase_blob_import() example


<?php

$dbh = ibase_connect($host, $username, $password);

$filename = '/tmp/bar';



$fd = fopen($filename, 'r');

if ($fd) {



    $blob = ibase_blob_import($dbh, $fd);

    fclose($fd);



    if (!is_string($blob)) {

        // import failed

    } else {

        $query = "INSERT INTO foo (name, data) VALUES ('$filename', ?)";

        $prepared = ibase_prepare($dbh, $query);

        if (!ibase_execute($prepared, $blob)) {

            // record insertion failed

        }

    }

} else {

    // unable to open the data file

}

?>

ibase_blob_import

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