RE: [PHP-DB] MS Access file

That's not entirely true. ODBC will allow you to access the Access db on Windows from any PHP machine, be it Windows, Linux, etc. Setting up PHP to use ODBC on a *nix box requires an ODBC Driver Manager and an ODBC Driver. A HOWTO for linking PHP with the driver manager (as well as the driver manager itself) can be found at www.iodbc.org. Let me know if you need additional clarification. Best regards, Andrew Hill Director of Technology Evangelism OpenLink Software http://www.openlinksw.com Universal Data Access & Data Integration Technology Providers > -----Original Message----- > From: Grant Johnson [mailto:grant@amadensor.com] > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 2:51 PM > To: zpr > Cc: php-db@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] MS Access file > > > PHP on Windows: ODBC, but the file has to be on the same machine or a > network drive.. > Since Access is really only a single machine local file thing, to use it > elsewhere you need to load the data into an actual database server. I > reccomend PostgreSQL. For Windows users, check out MySQL. I have heard > it works well on Windows as well as the *nix's. PostgreSQL works on > Windows, but it is a little tricky to set up on Windows (super easy on > Linux), and since it only works under CygWin, it is noteably slower than > on a *nix. CygWin is very cool, but since it is an extra compatibility > layer, performance suffers. > > zpr wrote: > > >Hi all.. i have a MS Access database file.. and i wonder how to access it > >from > >php..? i don't have a SQL server or something like that, is it possible? > > > >//Gabriel > > > > > > > > > > -- > 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 > > >