Re: PHP connection to remote Access database on NT

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Yes , and I done myself to mssql on windows from linux/apache

you have to use odbc .. use FreeTDS , it is free and open soured... and work
like a charm

Nabil


"John Almberg" <jalmberg@identry.com> wrote in message
20030911015554.79280.qmail@pb1.pair.com">news:20030911015554.79280.qmail@pb1.pair.com...
> Here's a question I hoped I'd never have to ask...
>
> Is it possible for PHP, running on a Linux/Apache webserver, to connect
> to an Access database running on a remote NT box? The NT box is a back
> office server behind a firewall.
>
> In a nutshell, the customer wants his website to be able to record
> on-line sales in his Access-based Point of Sale system. The POS system
> will be running simultaneously.
>
> I haven't done much work with Access, but my impression is that it locks
> tables and there might be some difficulties sharing write access to the
> data, but I could be wrong about this.
>
> Is there any way Access can be stretched to do this kind of thing?
>
> Thanks.
>
> -- John

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