Re: remote database exchange

Suppose I Need to get Vendor prices from a very large remote (Oracle) price list . They probably don't have PHP installed. What are my options? Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Loff" <matt@willetts.com> To: "'Ken Sommers'" <mrsql.php@worldnet.att.net>; "'PHP DB Mailing List'" <php-db@lists.php.net> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 3:31 PM Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] remote database exchange > > > The mysql_connect() function accepts a host name, which can be the > internet address of another machine! However-- the MySQL database on > that machine has to be set up to allow outside connections for whatever > particular username/password you are using! > > Please see these pages to answer your questions: > http://www.mysql.com/doc/A/d/Adding_users.html -- MySQL > username/password configuration > http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.mysql.php --- MySQL > functions in > PHP > > The PHP page has an example on that page that will show you -exactly- > how to do it. > > --Matt > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ken Sommers [mailto:mrsql.php@worldnet.att.net] > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 5:53 PM > To: PHP DB Mailing List > Subject: [PHP-DB] remote database exchange > > > Is it possible to exchange data on remote databases in PHP mysql? > > Suppose I had a MUSIC database that you wanted your site visitors to be > able to query,and it was OK with me because you had a MOVIE database > that I wanted MY site visitors to be able to query, > > Could we swing this? > > what is the name of this process? > remote process serving? > remote database access? > relay exchange process server? > > IF it exists,,where are all the tutorials and docs on it? > > > Ken > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-db-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-db-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > >