Actually, I must put my .02 in again. ODBC is not by nature slow. Some
implementations of ODBC are indeed slow, especially the ones that are
additional abstraction layers on top of a native driver, but other ODBC
drivers (OpenLink's included) can bypass the native networking layer,
producing a connection that is as fast and in some cases far faster than the
native driver.
Not that the speed would be an issue with Access, though :) I agree fully
with Geir - install a full-fledged multi-user database. If you are looking
for another 'free' one, try Virtuoso http://www.openlinksw.com/virtuoso It
is a fully functional SQL92 db and comes with a free 2 user license - enough
to give you the same scalability as Access and you have the option of
upgrading it's license later. It works quite well as a backend for PHP, and
also lets you link other databases transparently through it (so you can
access multiple database schemas as if they are a single local schema).
Best regards,
Andrew
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Andrew Hill - OpenLink Software
Director Technology Evangelism
Universal Data Access Integration
http://www.openlinksw.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geir Eivind Mork [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 4:07 AM
> To: Steve Maroney; Andrew Hill
> Cc: Søren Soltveit; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [PHP] Connecting to a MS Access database
>
>
> On Sunday 22 April 2001 22:02, Steve Maroney wrote:
> > This brings up a question that I always wondered.
> > Does Access have server functionality? Where do you configure these
> > settings ?
>
> If you go over the menuchoice - file, shake your mouse, bite in the cord,
> slam your head in the monitor fifteen times and then trow a
> bucket of water
> over your computer a new option called 'server' comes up. if not,
> repeat the
> steps.
>
> Or install a database server. when using ex. asp towards an
> accessbase it's
> odbc that deals with the communication. it's slow, it's a
> bottleneck.. but it
> works :)
>
>
> --
> php developer / CoreTrek AS | Thus spake the master programmer:
> Sandnes / Rogaland / Norway | "After three days without
> programming,
> web: http://www.moijk.net/ | life becomes meaningless."
> -- Geoffrey
>
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