Hi Lyn, Thanks for that info, that will certainly help me when I start looking into LC server. Unfortunately, I think I'm about 6 months into a 2-year contract with my current web host so probably could not switch at this point.
On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 4:17 PM Lyn Teyla <lyn.te...@gmail.com> wrote: > Peter Haworth wrote: > > > Is this common practice when accessing mySQL on a host server? If so, is > > there a better way to set about accessing a mySQL database in these > > circumstances, perhaps using php scripts on the server instead of > accessing > > the db directly with the LC database functions? > > One of my hosting providers HostM.com has been offering a free > LiveCode-based MariaDB/MySQL API solution. It was previously available only > to clients who needed this setup. > > I told them about the widespread interest in the LiveCode community for > such a solution, and they’ve kindly made their API demo available for free > download by any LiveCode developer. > > You can download it at: > > https://www.hostm.com/tutorials/livecode/api-mariadb-mysql > > Hope this helps! > > Lyn > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode