phrozenflame Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 I have asked this but noone has ever understood what I mean so I took the time to word it correctly hereok. I have been fighting with this for months but I am confused and don't understand this at all. Ok I think like this. There is my computer(local copy) of a website I am working on. A server(hosting company) when I speak of this I mean mostly someone who has an internet hosting company like www.bluehost.com or www.startlogic.com or something like that. ok I am wanting to know if I have the general idea of a database. For instance my web host www.bluehost.com has the following databases or something they say in there control panel. MySQL Databases phpMyAdmin PostgreSQL Databases phpPgAdminok so what I would do postgresql, is using postgresql, but I don't understand the difference between MYSQL databases, and phpMyAdmin. And what I don't udnerstand more of, is what do I do, I use a "program" ON my computer, like microsoft access, or oracle, or another software program on my computer to create the databases. Then I UPLOAD them to the server as I would xhtml, or do I take the files on my COMPUTER I created with teh database, put them on the server, and then link them to phpadmin, or do I just build the database int eh first one, then edit it through php admin. If I creaete a database in microsoft access, then link it to phpmyadmin, or the mysql above it, then use php mysql functions, then I am still "using" mysql rightWhat I keep getting confused over, is I am thinking of like I use dreamweaver for xhtml, css, php files. So I create a file in php in dreamweaver, I upload it to the server, when the browser calls it, the php "module" parses it and kicks output into the browser. Very simple to understand, is a database the same way. GOd this is hte most confusing subject I have ever ran across, any help or insight would be greatly appreciated/. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/32311-solved-confused/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV1611 Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 I am not sure what you want but let me just tell you this:SQL databases have nothing to do with html, php, perl, css, etc. they are two different things.The Former is a program that runs on a server that stores information in a logical manner.the Later are "Scripts" that manipulate data.The Former and Later can work together to make some wonderful applications.myphpadmin is a script program that administrates the database. You should probably pick which type of database you want to use, not use both.SQL does on a large scale what .MDB does for Access on a small scale..MDB doesn't do anything, but macro's etc. do the work, the .MDB just stores the data.Does that help? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/32311-solved-confused/#findComment-150056 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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