How to insert BLOB and CLOB files in MySQL?

Question

I want to store images and .docx/.doc, .pptx/.ppt, .pdf files using the front end of my software. I don\'t understand how to implement this and how to insert the BLOB and CL

Answer 1

INSERT INTO table1 VALUES(1, LOAD_FILE(data.png));

won't work but

INSERT INTO table1 VALUES(1, LOAD_FILE('data.png'));

should (assuming data.png exists in the local directory)