Re: Re: How do I read Exif data without a file?

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> > I have some images in a database -- I mean, the actual data. There are no
> > files.
> >
> > I want to read Exif data for these images, but the read_exif_data()
> > function wants a file. I suppose I could write the images to temp files,
> > but that's a bit wasteful. And where would I write them? Is there a folder
> > I can count on being allowed to write to?
> >
> Answering myself: I solved this with tempnam(). I'm not completely sure
> about the portability, and of course it's a waste to write a file at all.
> And it could pose a security problem as well. Ho hum.

You only need to do it once - then store it back in the database. That
info isn't going to change.

When you store the image in the database you can get the info and store it then.

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