Re: Re: PHP connection to remote Access database on NT

--- Robert Twitty <rtwitty@neutron.ushmm.org> wrote: > You cannot use FreeTDS to connect to an Access database. You also > cannot > use odbc on Linux either. The only way to connect to an Access > database > from Linux is with something like EasySoft's ODBC-ODBC bridge or > ODBTP. or iodbc (http://www.iodbc.org/) > > -- bob > > On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, nabil wrote: > > > Yes , and I done myself to mssql on windows from linux/apache > > > > you have to use odbc .. use FreeTDS , it is free and open > soured... and work > > like a charm > > > > Nabil > > > > > > "John Almberg" <jalmberg@identry.com> wrote in message > > news:20030911015554.79280.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > > > Here's a question I hoped I'd never have to ask... > > > > > > Is it possible for PHP, running on a Linux/Apache webserver, to > connect > > > to an Access database running on a remote NT box? The NT box is > a back > > > office server behind a firewall. > > > > > > In a nutshell, the customer wants his website to be able to > record > > > on-line sales in his Access-based Point of Sale system. The POS > system > > > will be running simultaneously. > > > > > > I haven't done much work with Access, but my impression is that > it locks > > > tables and there might be some difficulties sharing write > access to the > > > data, but I could be wrong about this. > > > > > > Is there any way Access can be stretched to do this kind of > thing? > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > -- John > > > > -- > > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > ===== Mark Weinstock mark_weinstock@yahoo.com *************************************** You can't demand something as a "right" unless you are willing to fight to death to defend everyone else's right to the same thing. *************************************** __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com