My book, “PHP Solutions”, explains in detail how to upload images. However, a new edition of the book is due out later this year with greatly improved code. There’s nothing wrong with the code in the current edition. So, if you’re in a hurry, the first edition of PHP Solutions is fine. Otherwise, look at the CS5 book or wait for the new edition of PHP Solutions.

Thanks for the response. Since I’m using CS3, can the stuff in the book “Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 with CSS. . .” work with the CS3 Dreamweaver program? And will it show how to let users upload their images dynamically? Also, I agree with you, the image files themselves are not being saved in the database, just the detils. How would I make the image upload form and the regular form work together? I guess I am asking how to make a multi page form that has an upload form in it also?

It’s generally a bad idea to store images in a database. You should normally upload them to your file system, and store the details of the images in the database.

So far, the insert form does successfully transfer information typed from the insert form page1 to the database and then the user is taken to the insert image upload form.

Now here is the problem. The image upload form does not take files to the database. I am having a hard time making a connection between the database and the image upload form.

This is where your skilled expertise comes in. Is there any wizard in dreamweaver that has an image upload form? I guess that would take some of the guess work out of the coding dilema I am currently wrecking my brains over. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Thank,

Bobby

I’m frustrated by not being able to access the source code for this book. When I try to open the zip file of source code, my computer says it’s empty. When I try to open it instead of saving it, I get an error message saying it’s an invalid request.

Since you don’t put the source code in your book, I’m reliant on getting this information and the image files from you. Can you please fix this problem!

Thank you!

Steve

However, as a general principle, I think there is a serious problem regarding computer book publishing. Too many books are competing for a relatively small number of sales. As a result, the royalties an author earns from a book are too small for most people to survive by doing nothing else but write. That leads to chapters being rushed. Mistakes should be picked up during the editorial process, but most editors are not technical experts.

If fewer books were produced, and more attention paid to quality control, everyone would benefit. The readers would get good quality books, the authors would get a better return for the time and effort spent on writing a book, and the publishers of good books would also make a profit. Unfortunately, publishers seem hell bent on flooding the market with as many titles as possible, in the hope that a handful will be profitable enough.