Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 20:03:05 +1100 (EST) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Keith=20Spencer?= <bsd2000au@yahoo.com.au> To: "Kellers, Timothy" <kellers@ADM.NJIT.EDU>, "'questions@freebsd.org '" <questions@freebsd.org> Cc: "'kellers@njit.edu '" <kellers@njit.edu> Subject: RE: Access database, Unix and php Message-ID: <20020227090305.51909.qmail@web12004.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <E7DB63F7BA58D21195DD0000D110ADE00833BB01@adm.njit.edu>
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Hey guys, what about Sun's Chili ASP? It has a way to do exactly what you want with access but it is based on ASP tech Keith Spencer --- "Kellers, Timothy" <kellers@ADM.NJIT.EDU> wrote: > Thanks for the input Bill, but I do sort of have to > go in exactly the > opposite direction (If it's possible) I have to get > Apache + php to see an > Acces database on the remote server. > > But, I do appreciate your input, when all else > (might) fail, I'll be sure to > give it a go. > > Thanks, > > Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Moran > To: Tim Kellers; questions@freebsd.org > Cc: kellers@njit.edu > Sent: 2/26/02 10:39 PM > Subject: Re: Access database, Unix and php > > On Tuesday 26 February 2002 22:09, Tim Kellers > wrote: > > In an evironment that can be maddenly > heterogenous, I need to connect > > --using php-- to an Access database that resides > on a Win2k server. > > Recently, the day before yesterday in fact, Cold > Fusion Server's > CFMail > > capability gave up the ghost and I'm looking for > an alternative way to > post > > web information received via a form to a database > and have it auto > generate > > e-mail to the poster. > > > > I know how to do that in php(4) and MySQL --in > fact I have that > component > > working. But (and there is always a but), the > form I have to use has > > selections that are stored in an Access database > on one of the Win 2K > > machines. > > You could install the ODBC drivers for MySQL in the > W2K machine and > use that to access the data on the MySQL server on > the FreeBSD machine. > I've used these Windows ODBC drivers in production > and they work pretty > well. > I know that's not exactly what you're asking, but I > thought I'd put it > out there > in case you hadn't thought of it. > > > Samba is installed on the server that is running > php/MySQL. I don't > have > > the time at this point (or truthfully the desire > even if I had the > time) to > > install the Windows variant of php and MySQL on > the Win 2k box.. > Heck, I > > don't even have the time to do the reinstall of > Cold Fusion 5 on the > Win > > 2k box. > > > > If anyone has experience using Unix tools (like > Unix ODBC) or can > point me > > to a reference where I might learn how to make a > Unix<-->Access db > > connection, I'd be most appreciative. > > > > TIA, > > > > Tim Kellers > > CPE/NJIT > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body > of the message > > -- > Bill Moran > Potential Technology technical services > http://www.potentialtech.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of > the message http://movies.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Movies - Vote for your nominees in our online Oscars pool. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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