[AccessD] Preparing Database for Web

Thanks everyone for your comments.  No doubt after my meeting later 
today I will have a better idea what setup they have available.

Regards

David

At 14/12/2010, Drew Wutka wrote:
>Access is more than capable of running as a backend to a web
>application... IF you put the .mdb on the web server itself.  When done
>that way, it'll run as fast or faster than a SQL Server, and will never
>have corruption issues.  (Unless you also access it with Access from
>across a network, then corruption may still occur).
>
>I have lots of web based systems that use an Access .mdb for the back
>end.
>
>Drew
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of David Emerson
>Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 2:00 PM
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>Subject: [AccessD] Preparing Database for Web
>
>Team,
>
>I have a customer who want a simple database created which will
>ultimately be hooked up to a web interface (Order screen for fabric
>samples, and tracking screen to show status of order).
>
>I still need to sit down with them to work out the likely number of
>records, simultaneous users etc (which I am doing tomorrow).
>
>Currently their databases are all Access.  Assuming the size of the
>new database will be well within Access limits, is Access  suitably
>robust for web applications, or should I start off with SQL?
>
>I will be getting someone else to do the web side of things but want
>to make sure that I make it as easy as possible (read cheap) for them.
>
>
>Regards
>
>David Emerson
>Dalyn Software Ltd
>Wellington, New Zealand
>
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