 Database
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Limitations & other information
The following limitations are currently effective regarding all of our web
hosting accounts:
1. You cannot connect to any of your databases from remote hosts. This
limitation is due to security concerns. For now you may only connect from
localhost.
2. You may not utilize the data-infile data-outfile functions of the mySQL
server. This is due to security reasons. 
2. How do I convert a Microsoft Access database
to a MySQL database? There is a program that will help you convert databases. It is available from: http://www.cynergi.net/exportsql/
3. Connecting to mySQL through PHP
Use the following outline to connect and begin querying the mySQL server
from within your PHP scripts. Remember that you cannot connect to your
databases
remotely due to security reasons. You can only connect to them from localhost.
1. Connect To The mySQL Server
Use the following statement to connect to the database server. Substitute the
username and password for your own.
MYSQL_CONNECT ('localhost','USERNAME','PASSWORD');
2. Select Your Database
Use the following statement to select the database you wish to connect to. Make
sure you insert the correct database name.
@mysql_select_db("DBASENAME");
4. Is my MySQL database backed up with my web site
data every night? Unfortunately MySQL databases can not be backed up unless the MySQL server
is turned off or tables will become corrupted in the databases.
It is suggested that you keep a backup of your database by doing a dump
of the database with the structure and data. This can be done with the
online MySQL
editor that is installed with each database. If you need any help with this
please email enquiries@mickwood.com
5. Connecting to mySQL through Perl using the mySQL
Perl Module. Use the following outline to connect and begin querying the mySQL server from
a Perl script. Remember that you cannot connect to your databases remotely due
to security concerns, you can only connect from localhost. 1. Declarations
You must require the mySQL package for your script to function properly. Do
this by including the following line in your code: use Mysql; 2. Connect To The Database
Some where near the beginning of your script, you need to make your initial
connection to the database server. Using the following form, substitute your
database, username, and password for the examples to connect successfully. The
database must be a valid one that you have created.
Mysql-> connect ('localhost','DBASENAME','USERNAME','PASSWORD');
3. Executing A Query
You are now ready to begin querying the database server. Most problems that
you may incur will generally occur due to syntax errors.
6. Creating / Deleting / Editing Databases & Users
To create or delete a database or user e-mail enquiries@mickwood.com with
the name of your database, username and password. You can administrate
your MySQL
database through a web based interface which we install when we create
the database for
you.
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