Connect my database to my website

You'll need a web server -- IIS (Windows) usually Apache for Unix (yes, also Windows). Decide on a language ASP, ASPNET (Windows), PHP Unix and Windows. ColdFusion for both Windows and Unix. Once this has been decided you'll also need to look at databases. Access is flat file system meaning you update files and is good for small to medium size sites. MySQL, MS SQL and others are database server systems -- a little more complex, but worth it if you have a large amount of data.

MySQL is free and works with PHP and ColdFusion languages.

Once this is done you can then use the advanced features of Dreamweaver to connect to the database.

You'll also need to understand SQL (Structured Query Language)

For most of my products I use Windows (IIS, ColdFusion, and MySQL). I know ColdFusion and it's easier to learn than ASPNET's C#, It's also more enterprise level than PHP. Adobe's site now runs on CF.

Look at the Dreamweaver help files for how to connect to a database. There are also several good books on this subject. Have a look at Amazon.

Maybe you can find some help here
http://www.webthang.co.uk/tuts/tuts_dmx/dmxf_1/dmx1_1.asp


/Tine


"failove" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> skrev i en meddelelse
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> Hi guys i am trying to connect my database to my website and for some
> reason
> seems not possible. lol i know it is... do i need to have windows xp pro
> or
> windows server ? my database is on access i really need an help for this!
> thanks
>

What language are you in?

Are you testing locally?

Do you have a web server installed on your machine?

Have you walked through any of the help files for this?