From owner-freebsd-isp Mon Feb 21 13:26:32 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mail.alpha.net.au (mail2.alpha.net.au [203.41.44.8]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B644237B5B2 for ; Mon, 21 Feb 2000 13:26:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dannyh@idx.com.au) Received: from psych (surry-pool-239.alpha.net.au [203.41.44.239] (may be forged)) by mail.alpha.net.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id IAA23663; Tue, 22 Feb 2000 08:27:07 +1100 Message-Id: <3.0.32.20000222082627.00f33eec@idx.com.au> X-Sender: dannyh@idx.com.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 08:26:54 +1100 To: "Troy Settle" , "Matt Heckaman" , "Ryan Thompson" From: Danny Subject: RE: Database software. Cc: "FreeBSD-ISP" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Yes you can use php to build a web front end for your database. The tool is called phpMyAdmin from www.phpwizard.net At 09:45 21/02/00 -0500, Troy Settle wrote: > >Matt, > >You can use Access to link the tables through the MyODBC driver, and have >all the bells and whistles you have now, but without the nasty jet db >backend. I've got a few databases that I've done like this. > >A better option, might be to use PHP to build a web front end. This has the >flexability that you don't need any client software other than a web >browser. You could even manage your database from one of those nifty new >cell phones that come bundled with a browser :) > >-Troy > > >** -----Original Message----- >** From: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG >** [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Matt Heckaman >** Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2000 8:03 PM >** To: Ryan Thompson >** Cc: FreeBSD-ISP >** Subject: Re: Database software. >** >** >** >** On Sun, 20 Feb 2000, Ryan Thompson wrote: >** [...] >** : I use mySQL (available from ports) with the Windows ODBC >** driver for SQL, >** : myODBC. See >** : >** : http://www.mysql.org/download_myodbc.html >** >** Yes, I am familiar with this - but I can only export the actual >** table with >** that. Which is perfectly fine, but leaves me without a front-end. I like >** Access for it's powerful and fairly simple front-ends, my question is, is >** there anything like that for *nix. I didn't phrase my original question >** too well.. >** >** So yes, MySQL for the actual database, we all agree on that - >** but what for >** a frontend? I suppose something like php into a webpage could do >** it, but I >** really don't like the idea of being tied down to a browser, >** something built >** for being a db front-end would be better (imho) >** >** : -- >** : Ryan Thompson 50% Owner, Sysadmin >** : SaskNow Technologies http://www.sasknow.com >** : #106-380 3120 8th St E Saskatoon, SK S7H 0W2 >** >** -Matt >** >** >** >** To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >** with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message >** >** > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message