Hosting an Access DB

Question

So I\'m inexperienced in hosting DB\'s and I\'ve always had the luxury of someone else getting the db setup.

I was going to help a friend out with getting a webpage

Answer 1

You don't need to upgrade to Access 2010. One option is to use the EQL Data plugin to sync the database up to the server. Then you can write an asp.net, php, or whatever application that queries the table using the EQL API and prints the results however you want. This kb article describes how to use the EQL API from a web app.

The nice thing is that the database is still totally usable (and at full speed) even when you're not online, and then you can sync the new data up to the web occasionally. It only uploads the changes, not the entire database every time, so it's fast.

Disclaimer: I work at EQL Data so I'm a bit biased. But this kind of use case is the whole reason the company exists.