Upload and resize images + write URL to DB

[Captain Slocum]

I want a client, with no computer skills, to be able to drag and drop images
onto a form (or browse to them where they are shown as thumbs), which then
resizes the image, uploads it to a file on the server, (or vice-versa) and
writes the full title path to a PHP/mySQL database field on the server.
I thought I had found what I want at the DMXzone site ( Pure PHP Upload 2,
Smart Image Processor PHP 2 and the Advanced Multiple Uploader extensions) but
it is such a messy site it is almost impossible to buy them, they are expensive
and they have no free trial - I really didn't trust it.
Does anyone know about these extensions, or know of any others that would do
what I want without weeks of hand coding. I have searched the web in vain apart
from the above mentioned site.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Twocans]

I use pure upload from dmxzone all the time and they have made me money as
they save me so much time. dmxzone do not have a trial as they do not need
it. dont forget with dmxzone pure upload you will also need dmxzone sip
which reduces the size of your image if required and apply water mark if
required. i have used them for 8 years and there support has got better and
there products have really helped me.

i am an asp user

k

[Captain Slocum]

Thanks Twocans for sharing your experience with me, greatly appreciated.

[AnotherNonCoder]

Yes... thier web site is a disaster, but I have also been using extensions from
there since MX, and they are good. Onc thing to note, If you have an issue try
to work through them yourself as support is also very slow.

[Captain Slocum]

Thanks AnotherNonCoder. I have bitten the bullet and bought the extensions I
need, and although it took a bit of working out (hardly lots of documentation)
it works well.

! haven't personally found the support slow. I have posted three queries on
the Uploader forum, one a few days ago and two today, and had almost instant
replies. However they take a bit of interpreting. But then their English is a
good deal better than my Bulgarian!

Thanks again to you both.

[Tony Goedde]

Hi Captain Slocum,
I am looking to create a form for an insurance company web site that would
allow their clients to be able to upload a photo of a claim. You know... file
out the claim form and insert a photo of your crashed bumper type of thing.
Does the extension you bought from DMXzone perform that sort of function? Or do
you know of a simple extension that might work that way. Any information would
be greatly appreciated as I am having a hard time finding any such thing to use
with Dreamweaver CS3. Thanks!

[Captain Slocum]

Hello Tony,

Yes, I am sure the extensions from DMXzone will do exactly what you want.
Although there is little documentation and the web site is difficult, so far
the extensions seem to work very well. You need two extensions - Smart Image
Processor and Pure Upload (they do PHP and ASP versions), or three if you want
to upload multiple images in one go (Advanced Multiple Uploader). I have built
two content management systems already with them and they were very simple to
use

However, if you do not need to resize the image, there are probably cheaper
and simpler extensions that will do the trick - Web Assist probably has one. Or
you could use a form to email application like Forms To Go which I use all the
time. If you wanted the insurance company to get an email with a photo, that's
probably the best thing to do. If they are going to have a private web page
with the details on, you will need to set up a database that sends the details
to the page and the DMXzone extensions would work well

I havn't tried using SIP with an email program - probably possible to use it
to attach a resized image to an email but would need some modification.

Hope this helps, John