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Apr 02.2008

I have a website where a user uploads a picture to an uploads folder, and supplies a URL. I then display all the pictures in the folder, and I would like it so that they link to the URL that the user supplied. Anyone know how to do this?

Here’s a basis on my file structure.

-success.php has a form that takes the input from the user. Photographs and URL
-getfile.php is called by the form to process the file upload
-The pictures are displayed on a seperate page called photographs.php

Do I have to post to some type of xml document or something? If so, can you be very specific on how to do this, as I have never worked with xml, and don’t know about creating documents/reading documents. Or is there an easier way than this altogether?

Thanks for any input!

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@stephan_gerlachApr 02.2008 — store the image file name and the provided url in a database. Then you can easily link them together.
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@trevzillaauthorApr 02.2008 — Ah, thank you. Now that I know the direction I need to take this, I'm going to ask a quick question about databases. (This may now be in the wrong forum. . .sorry)

Do I only need to create a database once, and then from there the users will just write to the database? I guess, should I just run php command once on my server that creates the database. And then on the webpage that users can connect to have a "write to the database" function. Or, does a database need to be created every time that a user accesses the database. (I guess I just don't know 'where' to put my code. I think I can find the answer to how to code on other threads. . .)

Thanks!
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