Re: Connecting to a MySQL db on internet

Colin Charles <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.openoffice.dba.user
Organization MySQL AB
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Matt Needles wrote:
> Is it possible to use Base to connect to a MySQL database on a web 
> server?  How do I do that?

Download Connector/J from MySQL, and make sure you have the Sun JRE. You 
should be able to make a JDBC connection to MySQL (remotely) that way

> Assume:
> db is called web_db,
> username is matt,
> password is PassWord,
> site is www.mysite.com
> 
> I don't know if that is enough imformation.  If not, what else do I need?

More than enough information required above.

Here's a pretty good step-by-step guide:
	http://rpbouman.blogspot.com/2006/12/mysql-meets-openofficeorg.html


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