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How to put Access 2003 database on my Site

Aug 17, 2012 8:57 AM

How to put Access 2003 database on my Site

 

Hi,
I was wanting to upload my Access 2003 database to my site. Put forms on my site to have customers fill in and submit to my Access Database.

Programs using: Access 2003, and Dreamweaver CS4

Could I put my Access database file on Dreamweaver and upload to my site? Then in Access click save as: on a form >> to a Data Access page. And  in a nutshell put on Dreamweaver and upload to my site?

Thanx for your help,
Andrew

667 Views   7 Replies   Latest reply: John Waller, Aug 17, 2012 1:19 PM
 
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  • MurraySummers
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    1. MurraySummers,
    Aug 17, 2012 10:31 AM   in reply to scharger
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    You can upload your Access datafile (.mdb) to the site.  But you will need to configure your site with a DataSourceName (ask your host about that), and this will ONLY work if you are hosted on a WINDOWS server, I believe - are you?

     
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    2. scharger,
    Aug 17, 2012 10:37 AM   in reply to MurraySummers
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    Sorry Im good with building websites but really don't know the lingo.

     

    My host is Go Daddy they said they needed to switch me to a different server, then it would alow me to use access.

     
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    3. MurraySummers,
    Aug 17, 2012 10:46 AM   in reply to scharger
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    So have you switched?  As I said, I think you need to be on a Windows server to use Access.  That would be the first step in this process.  Also, you'll need to be using ASP as well.

     

    Is there a good reason why you want to use ASP/Access and not something more robust and contemporary like PHP/MySQL?

     
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    4. scharger,
    Aug 17, 2012 12:53 PM   in reply to MurraySummers
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    I'm just used to using Access. I really don't feel like reinventing the wheel right now

     
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    5. John Waller,
    Aug 17, 2012 12:59 PM   in reply to scharger
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    You'll find that MS Access is hardly ever used on websites. It's OK for local use on a PC but that's about it.

     

    MySQL databases and PHP webpages on Linux servers is far more common.

     
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    6. scharger,
    Aug 17, 2012 1:00 PM   in reply to John Waller
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    could I ask for what reason

     
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    7. John Waller,
    Aug 17, 2012 1:19 PM   in reply to scharger
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    Lots of reasons.

     

     

    1. It's not robust-doesn't scale for more than a few simultaneous users
    2. It corrupts easily making it unreliable
    3. Needs Windows servers (Linux are more widely used)
    4. It's really a tool for PC users to start learning databases and most have MS Office installed (thus have access to Access). It's OK for that.
    5. It's a paid-for proprietary Microsoft product. The web is often averse to single vendor closed technologies.
    6. Lots more...

     

    See http://databases.aspfaq.com/database/what-are-the-limitations-of-ms-ac cess.html

     

    or Google "microsoft access limitations"

     
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