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Use MySQL as part of a Web page

Hello, all -

I would be interested in hearing opinions on how easy or difficult it it to
use MySQL as part of a Web page. I have no experience with MySQL, but I have
experience with MS Access and VB. The project that I'd like to put together
is an online ordering facility for videotapes, not too many concurrent users
and relatively low volume as these things go.

I am also interested in how one would go about integrating the MySQL
database with a site constructed with MS FrontPage (2000 or 2002).

Thank you all in advance for your help.
Steve E.

Jul 19 '05 #1
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On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 01:46:42 +0000, Serious_Practitioner wrote:
I would be interested in hearing opinions on how easy or difficult
it it to use MySQL as part of a Web page.
It isn't possible at all in the way you state the problem! What you
do is use a server side language with an API for MySQL to query the
database and sent the result to the client as html. The server side
language can be anything you want it it has an API for MySQL, but
PHP is very popular because it has such access built right in and
is fairly easy to learn.
I have no experience
with MySQL, but I have experience with MS Access and VB.


MySQL is very different than Access, being server based. There's a
learning curve while you learn to look at things from a different
angle. Once the curve is over you have the advantage that MySQL
serves data a lot faster than Access.

Took me about six months to move over, but once I got the idea the
next few projects went nice and fast.

You have to learn three things, though: MySQL, PHP, and html. All
well worth learning, though.

Ed
Jul 19 '05 #2
On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 01:46:42 +0000, Serious_Practitioner wrote:
I would be interested in hearing opinions on how easy or difficult
it it to use MySQL as part of a Web page.
It isn't possible at all in the way you state the problem! What you
do is use a server side language with an API for MySQL to query the
database and sent the result to the client as html. The server side
language can be anything you want it it has an API for MySQL, but
PHP is very popular because it has such access built right in and
is fairly easy to learn.
I have no experience
with MySQL, but I have experience with MS Access and VB.


MySQL is very different than Access, being server based. There's a
learning curve while you learn to look at things from a different
angle. Once the curve is over you have the advantage that MySQL
serves data a lot faster than Access.

Took me about six months to move over, but once I got the idea the
next few projects went nice and fast.

You have to learn three things, though: MySQL, PHP, and html. All
well worth learning, though.

Ed
Jul 19 '05 #3
Ed -

Thank you. I didn't phrase my question very well, but your answer gave me
the information I was interested in. Happy holidays to you and yours.
Steve E.
"Ed Seedhouse" <es********@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:pa****************************@shaw.ca...
On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 01:46:42 +0000, Serious_Practitioner wrote:
I would be interested in hearing opinions on how easy or difficult
it it to use MySQL as part of a Web page.


It isn't possible at all in the way you state the problem! What you
do is use a server side language with an API for MySQL to query the
database and sent the result to the client as html. The server side
language can be anything you want it it has an API for MySQL, but
PHP is very popular because it has such access built right in and
is fairly easy to learn.
I have no experience
with MySQL, but I have experience with MS Access and VB.


MySQL is very different than Access, being server based. There's a
learning curve while you learn to look at things from a different
angle. Once the curve is over you have the advantage that MySQL
serves data a lot faster than Access.

Took me about six months to move over, but once I got the idea the
next few projects went nice and fast.

You have to learn three things, though: MySQL, PHP, and html. All
well worth learning, though.

Ed

Jul 19 '05 #4
Ed -

Thank you. I didn't phrase my question very well, but your answer gave me
the information I was interested in. Happy holidays to you and yours.
Steve E.
"Ed Seedhouse" <es********@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:pa****************************@shaw.ca...
On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 01:46:42 +0000, Serious_Practitioner wrote:
I would be interested in hearing opinions on how easy or difficult
it it to use MySQL as part of a Web page.


It isn't possible at all in the way you state the problem! What you
do is use a server side language with an API for MySQL to query the
database and sent the result to the client as html. The server side
language can be anything you want it it has an API for MySQL, but
PHP is very popular because it has such access built right in and
is fairly easy to learn.
I have no experience
with MySQL, but I have experience with MS Access and VB.


MySQL is very different than Access, being server based. There's a
learning curve while you learn to look at things from a different
angle. Once the curve is over you have the advantage that MySQL
serves data a lot faster than Access.

Took me about six months to move over, but once I got the idea the
next few projects went nice and fast.

You have to learn three things, though: MySQL, PHP, and html. All
well worth learning, though.

Ed

Jul 19 '05 #5

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