php odbc_connect to access mdb file another server

Question

Can any one help me how to put parameters in odbc_connect() using php to connect a database *.mdb driver on another server.

$conn=odbc_connect('','','');

Thanks.

Answer 1

Example for odbc connection `

<?php
// Microsoft SQL Server utilise le pilote SQL Native Client 10.0 ODBC Driver : 
// il permet les connexions à SQL 7, 2000, 2005 et 2008
$connection = odbc_connect("Driver={SQL Server Native Client 10.0};Server=$server;Database=$database;", $user, $password);

// Microsoft Access
$connection = odbc_connect("Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};Dbq=$mdbFilename", $user, $password);

// Microsoft Excel
$excelFile = realpath('C:/ExcelData.xls');
$excelDir = dirname($excelFile);
$connection = odbc_connect("Driver={Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls)};DriverId=790;Dbq=$excelFile;DefaultDir=$excelDir" , '', '');
?>`

Answer 2

You can put the mdb file on a share on the server and access it that way but there are limitations doing that. You can get yourself an ODBC-ODBC Bridge and that allows connection to any remote ODBC data source so long as you can install something on the server.