Get the blob image and convert it to base64 string?

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I have stored an image in MySQL as a Blob. When i try to get the image with eloquent, i get the following error:

Malformed UTF-8 characters, possibly incorrectly encoded

i tried first:

 $_Reservation->image = json_encode(base64_encode($_Reservation->image));

After that, i tried to return is directly but with the same error.
When i remove the image, it’s working fine so the encoding of the table shouldn’t be the issue.

Can someone kindly help me with this issue?

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I even converted the image manually to blob and put it as : base64_encode(“image in binary”) but i still get that error.

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Hello @ali.h2030

To avoid problems with binary data, try to save it base64-encoded.
What are you using for a datatype in your database?
Check the database connection parameters.

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Hi odan,
I am using mediumblob.
I uploaded the image from the database manager so it should be uploaded correctly.
I don’t see any questions about blobs in this forum and all the questions regarding blobs are very old so it might not be the best option.

Maybe i better store them normally in a folder in the server but now i have the naming and fetching challenge.
Sorry that i opened this topic. It might be best to remove it if we are not going to continue with this method.

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If you want my advice, don’t save files to the database. The file system is better suited for this. I would combine it with a table for all files that stores the references to the files. But of course this depends on many factors depending on the individual application.

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That is the common way. I already implemented it now.
I thought of trying a different way since images are small and it would be easier to manage if you have the actual data instead of reference.
I used the reservation ID which is unique by itself by just in case anything is reset or something, i added the datetime now to the image name.

Thanks for the support.

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