RE: [PHP] Database question and PHP

> I have a MS Acess Database that goes along with my web page. I want > to transfer the data to a MySQL database since there are php > functions for the MySQL database. I do not have a MySQL database > running on the system that I am developing the web page. However there > is a MySQL database on the webserver that the web site is to reside. > Is the databases that reside on webservers easy to maintain? Yes, very easy. Google for PHPMyAdmin and install it. > Is using > that database a good option or is there another database option I > should use? Probably the best option as long as it performs adequately for your purposes. It is tried, and true, and well supported. > I am converting this website from Cold Fusion to PHP. In the Cold > Fusion version there was a option in the CFSELECT Tag to add a query > from a database to populate the options for the select tag. Is there > a way to do this in php? I can think of several ways. You can either roll your own, or use one of the pre-packaged tools that are out there. I always roll my own, so I can't recommend any other way, but I'm sure others will chime in with their favorites too. :-) JM