The test image I am using is only ~150k, so I don't think the problem is with size. Also, I print out the value immediately before I insert it into the DB and it gives the expected binary garbage.

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I’ll work with MySQL on Ubuntu Server 18.04. Creating a database The first thing to do is to create a database. I’m going to demonstrate by creating a database called TECHREPUBLIC.