RE: [PHP-DB] PHP and MS Access
| From: | Andrew Hill | Date: | Mon, 01 Oct 2001 19:13:45 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP-DB] PHP and MS Access | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.db |
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On Windows, PHP can access Access via ODBC.
On Linux, PHP can also hit a Windows Access server via ODBC, but a two-tier
connection is needed whereby a Linux DSN talks to a Windows DSN.
Best regards,
Andrew Hill
Director of Technology Evangelism
OpenLink Software http://www.openlinksw.com
Universal Data Access & Data Integration Technology Providers
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DJGray [mailto:DJGray@attachmate.com.nospamo]
> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 3:13 PM
> To: php-db@lists.php.net
> Subject: [PHP-DB] PHP and MS Access
>
>
> I apologize if this is a redundant post. I did do a search and could not
> find the answer.
>
> I'm swimming in ignorance as I build a website for a friend. The hosting
> service says they support MS Access and PHP. However, they are telling me
> that in order for PHP to get to that database, I would also need MySQL,
> which they do not have and have no plans to install.
>
> Is this accrate?
>
> Can PHP not get to the Access database directly?
>
>
>
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