One minor question....

buzz-killr-x · 07-22-2002, 06:50 AM

One of my friends knows someone that has his own online database. I have been trying to find, but it isn't at a web address (as far as I could tell). I would like to know how this would be possible, and if it is, what language would I have to learn. I am an expert in HTML, but that's as far as it goes.

firepages · 07-22-2002, 01:19 PM

as you seem to have spotted you can not access an online database directly via HTTP, you can however connect using telnet or SSH to a remote database if you have a valid username and password & the db is configured to accept remoth conections.

For accessing a database via a scripting language you have a fair choice of languages to choose from PHP,ASP,JSP,PHP,PERL,PHP,CFM and finally PHP (sorry spooks

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all of the above can connect to various databases etc some to some extent, question is what exactly you want to do and where you want to do it - we need more info if we are to be af much help

Spookster · 07-22-2002, 01:45 PM

You almost forgot PHP. That one works well too.