Access Database

[Gav]

Hi All,

I have been told that it would be possible for me to write an applet for
my website that has access to an access database or similar. I am unsure
if this is true can anyone help out?

Bearing in mind I have no control over the hosting server (standard BT Internet
web space).

Cheers Gav

[Mike]

"Gav" <gavin.metcalfe@btinternet.com> wrote:
>
>Hi All,
>
>I have been told that it would be possible for me to write an applet for
>my website that has access to an access database or similar. I am unsure
>if this is true can anyone help out?
>
>Bearing in mind I have no control over the hosting server (standard BT Internet
>web space).
>
>Cheers Gav

Gav --
Web hosting services that support databases, typically state that clearly
in their offerings. Lots of the less expensive ones, don't.

Try using a search engine on "web hosting" -- probably a third of the hits
will advertise database access. For instance, my hoster, interland.com,
does offer it, although I haven't tried it (too busy doing it 8 hours a day
at work!).

Also, if you really do want to go with MS Access, you'll probably need to
go with a hosting service that offers NT/IIS-based hosting, as opposed to
Unix-based. There are similar databases (MySQL, mSQL) in the Unix world,
so you'll have options on either server type.

Of course, you'll need a way to call the database from your HTML. Going
Java is powerful, flexible, but involved. I have read a tiny bit about PHP,
an add-on to HTML, that connects it to MySQL. Looks like a simpler approach
for small-to-medium databases.

Good luck! <M>