Online Databases... Anyone?

Godlike

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Hi guys,

I need to create an online Database for a company (as like a favour to them) and I've been looking around at idea's, and ive come up empty.

I need a Database, much like Access or even Access if its possible, that can be accessed online, edited and store records.

Anyone have any suggestions/places to look etc?

Open source would be great, I've used stuff like Joomla and forum software, just never a database themed version.

Thanks.
 
MySQL is probably the best known open source database, Access isn't really optimised for the web. PostgreSQL is also another one similar to MySQL and used quite widely. You will also need some form of frontend which will have to be custom designed to suit the companys needs, this can be written in nearly anything.
 
Surely if you've used Joomla and Forums you realise that they all have a backend database....

What are you trying to actually achieve in a little more detail? We might be able to recommend an existing solution if you help us out a little :)
 
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Access will work, but only if they are having a couple of visitors at any one time. You will then need scripting to get information from the database i.e. ASP, which will require functionality enabled on the server.

I think I will say what everyone else has said, need more information.
 
Ok, I've decided to go with Access, I basically want 3 tables -

A menu (or form), 2 buttons going to People (contact info) and Enquiries (about any given thing)

It will only be being accessed by 2 people at once, but online functionality would be nice, how is that possible, what does an Access database need to function online?

If that makes sense!
 
I've never used this aspect of Access myself, but it does have the capacity to create Data access pages which open in IE. I don't know whether they are online as such.
 
Your going to need ASP (Active Server Pages) or another scripting language that will link with Access (does PHP?).

You design everything through the web page and then ASP (or whatever) handles the commands in the background. Search ASP tutorials in google and say bye bye to the next year of your life learning it inside out :)
 
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