[AccessD] Lamp-Based Solution

Hi Rocky:

L Linux - instead of Windows OS
A Apache - instaed of IIS
M MySQL - instead of MDB/MS SQL
P PHP - instead of VB/VBA/VB.Net or any other Windows language.

They are also suggesting a Browser/web-based solution. I wonder if they really know what they are asking for? We are talking a major major re-write...  Sounds like the old Access is light weight and unstable statement again.

Jim


----- Original Message -----
From: Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>
Date: Wednesday, October 3, 2007 10:52 am
Subject: [AccessD] Lamp-Based Solution
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>

> My system is being evaluated by a fellow in Singapore.  He 
> writes among
> other things:
> 
> ***************************
> My systems personnel have tested the EZ-MRP, and have the notes 
> attached for
> your kind attention. They have bad experiences with ACCESS, and 
> are very
> negative about the use of ACCESS. The information available from 
> the web
> search also indicates that there are known problems of ACCESS 
> especially if
> it is linked to other software tools. 
> 
> It would be very difficult for us to market a software solution 
> that is not
> stable. We would have welcome the LAMP-based solution for 
> portability across
> Linux, Windows and other platforms, if possible, 
> ***************************
> 
> So what is a LAMP-based solution?  What would you tell him 
> about the
> problems his staff see with Access?  Is this the same old 
> ORACLE/SQLparochialism we have seen before?
> 
> TIA
> 
> Rocky
> 
> 
>   
> 
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