Re: Pull from Access DB on Linux Box from PHP

Wjt wrote: > Sorry for the cryptic subject line. I'm trying to help out someone who > came > to me with a project she couldn't finish. Thought she could build an ASP > site for a Linux box using FrontPage. And now she needs me to bail her > out, because the client doesn't want to put ChiliSoftASP on their server > but > still wants to use their M$ Access db. They want that server to be > standalone -- so connecting MySQL to Access isn't an option. So, I want > the quickest & cheapest solution -- and that seems like PHP tying into > what? Can PHP on a Linux box connect to an Access DB if the Access file is > saved locally? > > TIA, > Bill > > > Almost for sure, no... You'd need a Linux MS-Access reader program. You *CAN* use ODBC to connect to the MS-Access database on some Windows box. Use the ODBC control panel to set up a DSN, and get http://php.net/odbc -- Like Music? http://nogenre.com Now: R&B, Pop, World Soon: Everything