How to use non-MySQL database with DW and PHP...???

[Angell EYE]

I need to connect to a data-source that is not MySQL from with my PHP scripts. The only option I get under the Databases tab in the Application panel is MySQL Connection. What about just standard ODBC connections? Will DW not handle those for me? Do I have to do all of that by hand??

Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[Newsgroup_User]

Angell EYE wrote:
> What about just standard ODBC connections? Will DW not handle
> those for me?

No.

> Do I have to do all of that by hand??

Yes.

There used to be a product called PhaKT that handles ODBC connections
with Dreamweaver, but it's no longer available, nor is it compatible
with Dreamweaver CS3.

--
David Powers, Adobe Community Expert
Author, "The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS3" (friends of ED)
Author, "PHP Solutions" (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/

[Angell EYE]

Well that sucks.

[Newsgroup_User]

Angell EYE wrote:
> Well that sucks.

If you want Dreamweaver to add ODBC support to its PHP server model,
file a feature request.

http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform

There's no guarantee that Adobe will implement your requested feature,
but filing a feature request is more likely to get noticed than simply
saying something sucks in a user-to-user forum like this.

--
David Powers, Adobe Community Expert
Author, "The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS3" (friends of ED)
Author, "PHP Solutions" (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/

[Newsgroup_User]

"Angell EYE" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:fc4eaj$fmn$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>I need to connect to a data-source that is not MySQL from with my PHP
>scripts.
> The only option I get under the Databases tab in the Application panel is
> MySQL
> Connection. What about just standard ODBC connections? Will DW not
> handle
> those for me? Do I have to do all of that by hand??
>
> Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

There once existed an opensource servermodel called phakt that used the
ADODB database abstraction library,
the company that created and supported it was bought by Adobe and
subsequently the project was cancelled.

A group of people (including me) started a community initiative@
http://openphakt.sourceforge.net to continue distribution and development of
phakt, but unfortunately I don't have access to Dreamweaver CS3 due to lack
of funding.

Phakt will almost certainly NOT run on CS3 in it's current state, but is
should support previous versions.

Joris