# Saving p5js canvas as image to a server/database

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/saving-p5js-canvas-as-image-to-a-server-database/14199>\
**Category:** Coding Questions\
**Created:** [September 25, 2019, 8:40am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/saving-p5js-canvas-as-image-to-a-server-database/14199 "2019-09-25T08:40:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![jeremydouglass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/jeremydouglass/32/20_2.png) [@jeremydouglass](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jeremydouglass)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2019, 4:17pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/saving-p5js-canvas-as-image-to-a-server-database/14199/3 "2019-09-28T16:17:41Z")

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Also, related question about httpPost():

> [@Basic httpPost() Image/Data to Server](https://discourse.processing.org/t/basic-httppost-image-data-to-server/7040):
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> Ive been pulling my hair out for weeks trying to accomplish something that seemed pretty straight forward… I want to make a javascript plug in with p5.js that resembles a t-shirt designer. I want a user to be able to upload an image, and move it on the canvas. After that I want the user to be able to save that image and position to my server (specifically a wordpress website). I have a canvas that a user can drag and drop an image into, and it works well! Now, I want to save the image to a fol…

And possibly see also:

- [save() to a remote Location? · Issue #3353 · processing/p5.js · GitHub](https://github.com/processing/p5.js/issues/3353)
- [Uploading recorded audio to web server (node.js, express) - #2 by wildneuro](https://discourse.processing.org/t/uploading-recorded-audio-to-web-server-node-js-express/4569/2)
- [javascript - upload image with ajax from camera using p5.js - Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41370309/upload-image-with-ajax-from-camera-using-p5-js/41370354#41370354)

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