database connection - noob question

[cmxsevenfoldxmc]

Hi,

I apologize first of all if this question is bounced up and down through out the forum all the time, and if there's already a topic on this, then it'd be perfect for me. But im not having any luck.

I do not know how to upload my database in a way that it will work when i try to use a page through microsoft frontpage to display results from it.

What are the accurate steps into creating a database connection? Thanks a bunch

 

[cmxsevenfoldxmc]

alright... so i got the database connection to work... it only too me a couple of tries and a few threads i stumbled upon telling me what i should've made sure i did.

But the thing now is that, it prompts me with this:
"The Database Results component on this page is unable to display database content. The page must have a filename ending in '.asp', and the web must be hosted on a server that supports Active Server Pages."

Is there something other than an .ASP method that I can use to display database results? I just found out my hosting service does not have asp

Here's the page that im having trouble with http://www.sevenxdesigns.com/AW/bots.asp

Thanks once again

 

[yhgtbfk]

The key words to search for (in google) are dynamic web pages.

ASP and ASP.NET seem to be the popular solution. I wonder if PHP is an option?

 

[cmxsevenfoldxmc]

I hope PHP is a solution as well, it'll just take me a bit more than expected. I just thought the easiest method had found me (ASP) but i guess its going to be hard.

Unless I can host a separate site with the database and link to it from my original website.