You cannot use FreeTDS to connect to an Access database. You also cannot use odbc on Linux either. The only way to connect to an Access database from Linux is with something like EasySoft's ODBC-ODBC bridge or ODBTP. -- bob On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, nabil wrote: > 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 > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
