Re: [TCLUG:2133] PHP, Databases, Connectivity

[Nate Carlson <natecars@infiniteloop.com>]

Well, I have done some work on Visual Foxpro connectivity to MySQL.. works
great over ODBC from both Win95 and NT. I tryed PostgreSQL first, and it
didn't really work too well.. plus, MySQL is _fast_. You could also try
Oracle..

-Nate

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Nate Carlson
The Infinite Loop
natecars@infiniteloop.com

On Tue, 10 Nov 1998, Richard Seymour wrote:

> I am running a service for my clients that is set up (currently) like
> this:
> 
> 1. Client hits my Web site and fills out a multi-page form. This form is
> data driven and connected to a MS Access database. The technology used is
> IIS and ASP on a NT box.
> 
> 2a. Client uploads a file to my server (also using ASP on the NT box).
> 
> ...or...
> 
> 2b. Client emails the file to me (which lands on my Linux box). 
> 
> 3. Based on the information the user put in the database in step 1, I
> process the file and send it back to the client. In processing, I use
> Visual FoxPro on my Windows 95 box. This is a complicated program with
> many pieces that can not be rewritten in the near future.
> 
> My goal is to convert steps 1 and 2a from IIS and ASP to Apache and PHP. I
> have successfully installed and tested Apache 1.3.3 with mod_php 3.0.5,
> and am learning how to translate the code snippets from VBScript to PHP.
> 
> I need advice:
> 
> * What kind of database do I use as the back end to my forms? Remember, I
> have to be able to get to them from a Windows 95 system (possibly using
> ODBC).
> 
> * How do I set up the Apache / PHP system to receive an uploaded file?
> Examples anywhere? I would like to maintain the original name of the file
> and drop it into a specific directory for that user (perhaps on the Linux
> box, perhaps on the Windows 95 box).
> 
> * Best book for getting up to speed on PHP?
> 
> Thanks all!
> 
> --
> Richard Seymour, Anarchy Software, Inc.
> anarchy@anarchysoftware.com
> 
> The opinions expressed are those of my employer, not my own.
> 
> 
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