Upload image before parent creation?

So let's say you are posting a new article, post, whatever... and want to upload an image.

I have an images table that links to the article_id, but the article_id is not yet known since it hasn't been created it. This is obviously a non-issue on edit.

Just wondering, is there a general way to go about handling this?

I need to store a bunch of details about the image, which is fine - it's just the link to the article_id that is missing. Due to a foreign key constraint I can't really just assign it a (temporary) value of 0 or something, either...

 

Add the article before uploading then, ajax perhaps?

 

The article details may be incomplete, may contain errors, etc.

 

Eh..the user wont know. Upload the image, and secretly add the article and then let the user submit which would update the earlier submitted fields?

 

Store the image in a temporary location and coocie its existance?
then when you save you move it to a perminante location

then once in a while wipe the temp files

 

I agree with darkdrgn2k. It is the best method.