Installing with MS Access (ODBC)

[KiNg_CoBrA]

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[Marshalrusty]

Before you go any further, is there anyway that you can use MySQL or MSSQL instead of MSAccess. You will find many many problems ahead.

[KiNg_CoBrA]

Well I have another site with mysql, and don't have that many problems. I purchased the new one without it. I wanted to see if it was easy to use PHPBB on my site without paying for the mysql option.

Maybe it might be worth paying extra if I continue to have these "newbie" problems with MS Access. lol

[jwunderly]

Well I have another site with mysql, and don't have that many problems. I purchased the new one without it. I wanted to see if it was easy to use PHPBB on my site without paying for the mysql option.

Maybe it might be worth paying extra if I continue to have these "newbie" problems with MS Access. lol

It isn't just "newbie" problems, Access will give you trouble on a regular basis. If you were just using in on your local machine, then OK. Trying to hit it witha number of users on the web is a problem. It is an issue of scalability.

Also, I'v heard rumors about mods not working.

I've been *forced* to use it in a web scenario for business purposes and it has never been anything less than painfull.

[bonelifer]

To give you an idea how bad ACCESS is, the now development series of phpBB version 3.00 will no longer have support for it when released.

[KiNg_CoBrA]

uggh, ok thanks all for the imput. I think I will get mysql for my domain. ty