How to insert a file in MySQL database?

Question

I want to insert a file in MYSQL database residing on a remote webserver using a webservice.

My question is: What type of table column (e.g. varchar, etc.) will stor

Answer 1

You need to use BLOB, there's TINY, MEDIUM, LONG, and just BLOB, as with other types, choose one according to your size needs.

TINYBLOB 255
BLOB 65535
MEDIUMBLOB 16777215
LONGBLOB 4294967295
(in bytes)

The insert statement would be fairly normal. You need to read the file using fread and then addslashes to it.