Why images dont appear on my website

Question

i some images link from imdb(using api 3rd party) and i load it to my sql db and then php app.. but when i click to show all covers they doesent appear :/ why? i use http://www.omdbapi.com/ api

this is my website, to run click on "Ver Lista de Filmes Capas" http://web.ist.utl.pt/ist170438/aux/mymdb.php

<?php
                try
                {
                $host = "xxxx";
                $user ="xxxx8";
                $password = "xxx";
                $dbname = $user;
                $db = new PDO("mysql:host=$host;dbname=$dbname", $user, $password);
                $db->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
                $sql = "SELECT * FROM Filme;";
                $result = $db->query($sql);
                $i = 0;
                $per_row = 3;
                echo '<table><tr>';

                foreach ($result as $row)
                {

                echo '<td><img src="'.$row['imageLink'].'" width="200" height="200" /></td>';
                if(++$i % $per_row == 0 && $i > 0 && $i < $count) {
                    # Close the row
                    echo '</tr><tr>';
                    }
            }

                for($x = 0; $x < $per_row - $i % $per_row; $x++) {
                 echo '<td></td>';
                }
                echo '</tr></table>';

                /*
                echo("<table border=\"5\" cellspacing=\"5\">\n");
                $per_row = 6;
                foreach($result as $row)
                {
                echo '<td><img src="'.$row['imageLink'].'" width="100" height="100" /></td>';
                # If three cells have been printed, and we're not at the last image
                if(++$i % $per_row == 0 && $i > 0 && $i < $count) {
                    # Close the row
                    echo '</tr><tr>';
                }
                # If the last row isn't 'full', fill it with empty cells
                for($x = 0; $x < $per_row - $i % $per_row; $x++) {
                    echo '<td></td>';
                }
                echo '</tr></table>';*/
                $db = null;
                }
                catch (PDOException $e)
                {
                echo("<p>ERROR: {$e->getMessage()}</p>");
                }
        ?>



public void descobreInfoFilme(String nomeFilme, String nomePasta){
        try{
            String urls = KEY_BDAUX + nomeFilme;
            double classificacao = 0;
            String sinopse = null;
            String urlImagem = null;
            String imdbl = "http://www.imdb.com/title/";
            String id= null;
            int ano = 0;
            LinkedList<String> listaGeneros = new LinkedList<String>();     
            URL url = new URL(urls);
            InputStream is = url.openStream();
            JsonReader rdr = Json.createReader(is);
            JsonObject obj = rdr.readObject();
            Filme f = getFilme(nomePasta);
            urlImagem = obj.getString("Poster");
            id = obj.getString("imdbID");
            sinopse = obj.getString("Plot");
            ano = Integer.parseInt(obj.getString("Year"));
            listaGeneros.add(obj.getString("Genre"));
            f.setLinkImdb(imdbl + id);
            f.setLinkImagem(urlImagem);
            f.setGenero(listaGeneros);
            f.setSinopse(sinopse);
            f.setAno(ano);
            f.setClassificacao(classificacao);
            listaGeneros = null;

        }catch(Exception e){
            System.out.println("ERRO AO DESCOBRIR informacoes DO IMDB DO FILME " + nomePasta);
            System.out.println("ERRO AO DESCOBRIR informacoes DO IMDB DO FILME " + nomeFilme);
            _listaFilmesErrados.add(nomePasta);
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

    }

Answer 1

You are directly linking to IMDB images. There is most likely a hotlink protection that prevents you from doing it.

You should host the images yourself and not use bandwidth from other sites.

Answer 2

There is a protection, just download the pictures, and put it in your website's directory. This will also prevent that the files will never get offline, so less work for you.