Posted by news on 10/06/05 16:48

Gerard wrote:
> What i'm thinkin of is having all the work done on the local machine.
>
Yeah, that's what I'm hoping for too. =)

> What would be required is a public_host name not "localhost" in order
> to connect to the local database. Once you can create a connection from
> your local machine to the remote machine, you're on!
>
> I think this should do the job for you...once you have the other
> functions of what you want to do with the information you obtain from
> there.
>
> What database are you connecting to though?? If it's MySQL it easy to
> get this done...once u have the necessary rights on the remote machine.

Using mySQL.
Someone else also mentioned having the local server connect to the
remote mySQL DB. I'm leary of that, as I would need to be passing a
username/password over the net, right? Would it be plaintext like in
POP and FTP authorizations?
I think the mySQL database on the remote server is called "localhost,"
can that be changed without affecting how the Apache server on the
remote server connects to the DB on itself? That's pretty vital!

Thanks for the reply!
Liam

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