RE: [PHP-DB] Pull from Access DB on Linux Box from PHP

Nope. You need MS Access to read MDB files. Either run a Win box and connect to it from Linux (via ODBC) or export your .mdb and then import it in MySQL on the Linux side. Best regards, Andrew Hill Director of Technology Evangelism OpenLink Software http://www.openlinksw.com Universal Data Access & Data Integration Technology Providers > -----Original Message----- > From: wjt [mailto:wjt@mint.net] > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 12:38 PM > To: php-db@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP-DB] Pull from Access DB on Linux Box from PHP > > > 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 > > > > -- > 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 > > >