pj8912 / flask-file-upload

Uploading files using flask and mysql/sqlite

File Uploading in Flask

Uploading files using flask and mysqlab

Two ways of uploading files in Flask,

• Only directly into the folder
• Into database from the folder

Files are saved in database as binaries, so the uploaded file is converted to binary before upload and saved as a blob in the database.

Requirements

• Python 3.10.6

Install

• **Clone **

https://github.com/pj8912/flask-file-upload.git

• Create virtual environment and activate

• ** Install requirements **

pip install requirements.txt

Configuration

• I used mysql for this project

• Create an .env and add appropiate values for your mysql setup

• .env variables :

  • DB_HOST=
  • DB_USERNAME=
  • DB_PWD=
  • DB_NAME=file-test

Host, username, password and database name

My database name is file-test

• SQL file Import sql file from mysql/file-test.sql

Run

python app.py