Ninjakreborn Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 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/8673-very-confused/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbin Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Dream weaver does not create MySQL databases. And mysql and postgresql are database types and phpXadmin are what are used to manage those through php scripts... I think you should research databases a little more... ^_^ Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/8673-very-confused/#findComment-31891 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenway Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 A database is just a convienient way to store related information, unlike a flat file -- nothing more. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/8673-very-confused/#findComment-32031 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjakreborn Posted April 29, 2006 Author Share Posted April 29, 2006 thanks for the answers again. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/8673-very-confused/#findComment-32040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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