Accessing MS Access databases on/from a UNIX file system

Hi, I have been following the discussion on accessing an MS Access database on a UNIX file system via the PHP FAQ at URL: http://www.php.net/FAQ.php#4.2 I am very new to PHP and I am about to look at a Cold Fusion evaluation copy. Our resources are limited so I would prefer to use PHP rather than having to justify purchasing Cold Fusion. We have an MS Access database sitting on our Solaris 2.6 UNIX file system, which is accessed by the PC's using SAMBA software. I believe that Cold Fusion can be used to access this MS Access database without having to connect to a PC. It can also strip out parts of the database and present it as a MS Access database for downloading. I was wondering if PHP can also do this. When I look at the FAQ I notice that Tim Hayes suggests that OpenLink products should be used to access the MS Access databases on a PC filesystem. When I go to the OpenLink software site I became confused as to which software I should use to make this connection. Can someone help me with that one? I hope to use this list to work out if and how PHP can access a MS Access database located on a UNIX system or a PC. I then hope to use the install list to find out what I need to do to install the OpenLink software and PHP with an Apache web server. I hope that this email is appropriate for this list and thanks in advance to anyone who can answer my questions or point me to some place where they can be researched. Johnh