Insert image into mysql using php not working - php

Question

I have website that insert some info's like name , date , msg and IMG into mysqli database
here is my CODE
HTML & PHP CODE
<form action='' method='POST'>
<input type='date' name='bdate' min='2003-12-31' max='2016-04-02'><br><br>
<input type='text' name='send_name'/>
<input type='text' name='min_name' value='Some Name' disabled='true' ><br>
<textarea name='my_text' rows='11' cols='40'></textarea>
<input type='submit' name='submit' value='Send'>
<input type='file' name='Image' id='Image' >
</form>
if (isset($_POST['submit'])) {
$imgData = $_FILES['Image']['tmp_name'];
$imageProperties = $_FILES['Image']['tmp_name'];
$sql = "INSERT INTO output_images(imageType ,imageData)
VALUES('".$imageProperties['mime']."', '".$imgData."')";
$current_id = mysqli_query($connection,$sql) or die("<b>Error:</b> Problem on Image Insert<br/>" . mysqli_error());
if(isset($current_id)) {
echo "Image Upload Ok";
}
$imgData = $_FILES['Image']['tmp_name'];
$imageProperties = $_FILES['Image']['tmp_name'];
$min_name = "Ministry Of Intinor";
$dat = $_POST['bdate'];
$info = $_POST['my_text'];
$mySQL = mysqli_query($connection," INSERT INTO `mddb`.`ministry_tbl` (`sender_name`, `min_name`, `b_date`, `infos`,`img`,`img_name`) VALUES ('".$_SESSION['username']."', '".$min_name."', '".$dat."', '".$info."','".$imgData."','".$imageProperties['mime']."') ");
if ($mySQL) {
echo "Done";
}
}
My problem is the database not store the BLOB* img and its always [BLOB - 0 B]
NOTE

Answer 1

you have to use enctype="multipart/form-data" add input type="file" before submit button
<input type='date' name='bdate' min='2003-12-31' max='2016-04-02'><br><br>
<input type='text' name='send_name'/>
<input type='text' name='min_name' value='Some Name' disabled='true' ><br>
<textarea name='my_text' rows='11' cols='40'>
<input type='file' name='Image' id='Image' >
<input type='submit' name='submit' value='Send'>
</form>

Answer 2

A better approach is to not save images in database as it is not a good practice. Just save the uploaded image in a directory and save the path to that image in database. It would save you some database space and search time.
For reference please view my answer here PHP-SQL: Uploaded image displaying as junk text