Intelligent Converters asked:


First question is do you really need to migrate to MySQL? Using MySQL server as a data storage instead of Microsoft Access offers several benefits: high performance, cross-Platforming, multiple users access, strong security system and much more. So, if you are constructing a complex multi-user system, you defenitiely need to migrate data from Access to MySQL.

But if MS Access data is used by a single user and the data file is simply copied to a new machine when it needs to be moved, there is not much benefit to using MySQL in such a situation.

There is the standard way to migrate Microsoft Access data to MySQL server. MS Access can export its tables to a variety of formats, including ODBC. Using this feature you will be able to export an Access table to MySQL via Connector/ODBC ODBC driver provided by MySQL AB. To migrate MS Access table to MySQL server right-click on the table and select “Export” option. After several steps your data will be exported to MySQL.

Is this method enough for you? If your MS Access database is small and does not have complex structure, the answer is “yes”. Otherwise, you should be aware that Access will not export index information with the data. You will need to build indexes on your tables manually after exporting them. Also there are some difference in data types between Microsoft Access and MySQL. One example would be the CURRENCY data type: MySQL does not have a CURRENCY data type, instead it creates a column with the definition DECIMAL(19,4) for the same purpose. While MS Access supports Unicode by defaylt, MySQL does not so tightly bind character sets to field types. Instead it allows each text field to be bound to any number of character sets, including Unicode. Again, you will have to specify it manually if you need to support Unicode in the resulting MySQL database.

Another approach to the migration problem is to use third-party applications that could handle it for you. The world’s leader on data processing field, Intelligent Converters developed Access-to-MySQL converter in order to provide users with accurate, fast and easy solution of that conversion task.

Although it is very easy to use, Access-to-MySQL provides enough capabilities to migrate very large and complex MS Access databases. At the same time the migrated results are accurate because the program does all necessary data transformation, supports all MS Access types and attributes, converts all indexes (including relationships between tables), handles multibyte character sets and much more. If you need more control over the migration or just don’t have direct access to the destination MySQL server Access-to-MySQL can export data into MySQL dump file.

You can learn more about the product at http://www.convert-in.com/acc2sql.htm

Eljacko876 asked:


I have been able to read data from my mysql database, However i find it hard to find documentation on creating an interface to write back to your Mysql database. Can u point me to a source with that specific info, or just give me general advice.

howie1howie asked:

This Delphi for PHP tutorial shows you step by step how to create a Delphi for PHP web application to update a MySQL database using AJAX.

gorilla3d asked:

Professional Database Development http://www.comentum.com/website-development.html

code @ http://www.gorilla3d.com/v2/Tutorial_php_mysql_user_login

UPDATE:
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How do you create the database for this tutorial? Php 09: phpMyAdmin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xZJPuj2rJk

Sorry for the confusion

hockey_goalie31 asked:


I have a mysql database that receives the data from a php form that submits a unique user id, and 3 sports. I will likely be adding new fields (age etc) but the main thing I want to accomplish is if my users go through the form again (logged into to the same user id) and submit different information, how could I overwrite the old entry so I only have 1 record for the user?

hopefully this is possible one way or another !

TS2 asked:


Looking for a hosting service for under $20.00 a year, a large bandwidth, and at least 1GB of space.
Needs to have cPanel, be compatible with PHP, CGI, HTACCESS, and have a MySQL Database.

turkisstory asked:


Hi,

1) Is there a way to back up mysql database to my computer? So if i join a host after some time to reupload the database back to it?

2) And is there a way of useing a Vbulltin database and then change my website to wordpress and still use the old database with all the forums and usernames etc?

WWW.MYHIBRID.COM asked:


I know how pull data from the database but I have stored within the a mysql field some text data. Within that that text I have put in some php variables. The problem is that when the browser renders the data that pulled from my sql, the variable stays as $user for example rather than changing to what I needed to. Is there any way to have the server process the php code stored within the mysql database?

Tony D asked:


I am developing a web site that allows users to search for information stored in a MySQL database on a Mac.

I am looking for an application to assist in the design of the web site, allowing me to create search forms to retrieve the data from a MySQL database on a Mac OS X computer.

I do not want to outsource this task or to have another company host it.

Any suggestions and/or advice will be appreciated.

Thanks.

mathistopflyer asked:


I have an order form in my website, how do i create a database in the mysql database in the cpanel? I was asked to create a database in the mysql database panel, so I did. Now, I am led to the php admin, now I see that im creating a table with fields, varchar, length, collation, attributes? what are they for? in there an online tutorial for this?