Re[2]: [PHP-WIN] Re: odbc_connect

> I've got this working great on PHP4.02 and NT4(SP5) - remembering to use > SystemDSN, but I've noticed that I can't use files that are not on the > webserver - eg a file on a separate Novell Netware 5 File Server. > Any reason for this? I'm short of space for copying some of the bigger > databases to the web server. If I used MS Client would that help? I've been able to connect to files not on the webserver through Win95/98/NT networks (MS Client can do it), but never tried Novell. If you can use MS Client you should be able to solve the problem. Gonzalo. > Derek > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gonzalo Vera" <gvz@eucalipto.net> > To: "Warwick Chapman (Budgee)" <Budgee@ghs.kzn.school.za> > Cc: "Giuseppe D'Ambrosio" <da_g@altavista.com>; > <php-windows@lists.php.net> > Sent: 31 August 2000 15:32 > Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] Re: odbc_connect >> > What do I use for the DSN? I have tried the dbname I also tired the >> > same DSN that the asp code uses (below): >> >> > $conn=odbc_connect("DRIVER={Microsoft Access Driver >> > >> > (*.mdb)};DBQ=c:\inetpub\wwwroot\phpodbc\ghs.mdb","inet","inet"); >> >> I don't know if this works, but it certainly is cleaner if you go to >> ODBC configuration in the control panel and register a DSN ("user" if >> using Win95/98, "system" on NT/2000). Then just use that name in the >> odbc_connect, like: >> >> > $conn=odbc_connect("alumni","inet","inet"); >> >> The DSN you register in the control panel ODBC applet will have all >> the information needed for the connecton to be made, so you only need >> to specify that name. >> >> Gonzalo. >> >> >> >> -- >> PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-windows-unsubscribe@lists.php.net >> For additional commands, e-mail: php-windows-help@lists.php.net >> To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >> >>