echo '<pre>';
print_r($HTTP_POST_FILES);
//exit();
echo '</pre>';

echo '<pre>';
print_r($HTTP_POST_VARS);
//exit();
echo '</pre>';

echo '<pre>';
print_r($_FILES);
//exit();
echo '</pre>';

echo basename($_FILES['name']);

//$image =  $HTTP_POST_VARS['image'];
//$donnees = addslashes(fread(fopen($image, "r"), filesize($image)));

/*
mysql_connect("localhost","root","");
mysql_select_db("essai");
$result=mysql_query("INSERT INTO images_binaires (donnees_binaires,nom_fichier,taille_fichier,type_fichier) 
VALUES ('$donnees','$image_name','$image_size','$image_type')");
$id= mysql_insert_id();
print "<br>Indentifiant du fichier dans la base: $id<br>";
mysql_close();
*/

résultat du script :

Array
(
    [image] => Array
        (
            [name] => HPIM1519.JPG
            [type] => 
            [tmp_name] => 
            [error] => 2
            [size] => 0
        )

)

Array
(
    [MAX_FILE_SIZE] => 30000
)

Array
(
    [image] => Array
        (
            [name] => HPIM1519.JPG
            [type] => 
            [tmp_name] => 
            [error] => 2
            [size] => 0
        )

)