Re: connecting to progress db

Hi, "Php" <php@lonsbury.com> wrote in message news:IBELIEPEJMOIMBCMOCLJOEHJCGAA.php@lonsbury.com... > Hi, > I am not sure how to go about this. =( I think my problems are twofold. > > problem 1. I have to connect to a progress database, for which there is > no built-in php > support. I have been looking at the unified ODBC functions, but progress > isn't > one of the supported dbs there either. I've never heard of this sort of database, but I'd be checking with them for any drivers, and then google. > problem 2. the db is not specifically a web db. It is the clients' > production db that > is located on their facility and it is behind a firewall. I know I will > get a performance > hit with this setup, but I can live with this. No database is a "web db". If the database 'progress' has a server, then you can probably connect to it somehow via the web. If it doesn't have a server (ie Filemaker pro, etc), then you cannot connect via the web. > question 1: do I need a progress driver, or do the ODBC functions take > care of that? Check the ODBC documentation. > question 2: is it possible for the db connection to get thru a firewall, > and then connect > to a db? No, a firewall blocks all incoming connections unless specifically told not to do so. You'll have to arrange to allow connections from your IP/Port through the firewall. > > TIA, > Craig