PHP Image Upload To Folder

A minimal PHP example that uploads an image from an HTML form, stores the file in a local images/ folder on the server, records its path in a MySQL database, and then displays all uploaded images on the index page.

Features

• Simple upload form (upload.php) with server-side validation
• Allowed types restricted to jpg, jpeg, png, gif
• File-size limit (< 1 MB) and upload-error checks
• Unique filenames via uniqid(); files saved under images/
• Image paths stored in a MySQL images table
• Gallery view (index.php) that lists every stored image

Tech Stack

• PHP (MySQLi)
• MySQL / MariaDB
• HTML

Files

index.php     # reads image paths from the DB and displays them
upload.php     # upload form + handler (validation, move, DB insert)
babylow.sql    # database + `images` table schema
images/        # uploaded files are stored here

Run Locally

1. Serve the folder with PHP + MySQL (e.g. XAMPP / MAMP), reachable via a browser.
2. Create the database and table:

   mysql -u root < babylow.sql

3. Update the mysqli_connect(...) credentials in index.php and upload.php if your MySQL user/password differ from the local defaults.
4. Open upload.php to upload an image, then index.php to see the gallery.

Note: the database credentials in the source are local development defaults (root / empty password). Set real credentials for any real deployment, and treat this as a learning example rather than production-ready upload code.