Connecting Access to a Web Page

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In addition to my Intro to Access class, I am taking a Web Programming class, which has the same general assignment, but for Web pages, instead of an Access database; create at least 3 pages, 1 each for financial data, customer relations and product/service info. I would like to create a small Access database connected to a Web page. I won't have a server, but I can run everything off a computer. I have a book that tells me the steps to do all this, but I'm supposed to install MS SQL Server (I chose to download MS SQL Express Server), and I can't get Access to talk to it. Among other things, I noticed that I could not stop SQL Server, nor could I start SQL Browser. I did enable TCP/IP (I think). I uninstalled the whole thing, thinking I could start from scratch.

I would welcome advice on getting MS SQL Server running, or otherwise how to publish my database on a Web page.

 

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A web page that connects to a database is a front end typically written in php or ASP. The connection to the backend database is set up in the code.

The back end is typically MySQL or MS SQL Server. Access is not usually involved. Though it can be used as a backend no serious web database would use it.

I have never used SharePoint but my understanding is that the Access front end is of no use unless you are using SharePoint.

 

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Thanks for the answers. I know that Access is limited, but that is what we are using in class. Actually, I was hoping to use my new Access skills in the Web programming class. At this point, though, this has become such a time suck that I had best do something else. My assignment is due tomorrow night, and I have a lot of writing to do. This was just something extra that would have been nice to have.