On Windows, PHP can access Access via ODBC. On Linux, PHP can also hit a Windows Access server via ODBC, but a two-tier connection is needed whereby a Linux DSN talks to a Windows DSN.
Best regards, Andrew Hill Director of Technology Evangelism OpenLink Software http://www.openlinksw.com Universal Data Access & Data Integration Technology Providers > -----Original Message----- > From: DJGray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 3:13 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PHP-DB] PHP and MS Access > > > I apologize if this is a redundant post. I did do a search and could not > find the answer. > > I'm swimming in ignorance as I build a website for a friend. The hosting > service says they support MS Access and PHP. However, they are telling me > that in order for PHP to get to that database, I would also need MySQL, > which they do not have and have no plans to install. > > Is this accrate? > > Can PHP not get to the Access database directly? > > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
