Re: Opinions about php4 and MS Access

I'm aware of Accesses shortcomings, however, i can't just completely change their operation (they have developed their own elaborate data entry system for Access). Can I use MSDE with the current Access applications (GUI) that they are currently using? Can I use MSDE to replicate or Mirror the Access DB? ""Frank M. Kromann"" <fmk@swwwing.com> wrote in message news:200011210146.CAA10694@swwwingsun... > MS Access is not the database to use with mulitble reads and writes, it hat no server task for handling i/o. You might use the same data structure on a Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) database. MSDE is a MS SQL server 70 compatible database and it is free -:) With MSDE you can use the MSSQL extension in PHP4. > > - Frank > > >I've got an upcoming client that currently uses an Access 2000 database. > >They have spent all kinds of money (too bad for them) on creating a data > >entry GUI for all of their employess to enter information into the database, > >so I really don't have flexibility on which db to use. > > > >The server is going to be NT 4. I'm going to have full control of the > >server, and as I've found php the coolest thing (and way more fun than ASP), > >I'm seriously considering using it on this project. > > > >I guess what I'm looking for is some kind of reaction or objection to > >utilizing PHP with Access, or if theres a cool workaround (I'd even like it > >if anyones used a method of sharing current data with an Access db and > >another db). > > > >Any kind of comments on reliability of the match (PHP and Access) and also > >any information on replicating or mirroring databases would be greatly > >appreciated. > > > >phool > >kevin@vcconcepts.com > > > > > > > >-- > >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 > > > > > > > > > > > -- > 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 >