connecting to mysql

[Dr. Hawkins]

On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Malte Brill <revolution at derbrill.de> wrote:
> the server engine is perfectly capable to connect to the databases that are
>supported in the desktop engine. At least for postGres and mySQL I know for sure as
>I am using those two. :-)

Yes, I've done it directly to one of my ISPs.


> What you can not do in most cases, is connect from a desktop app to some remote
>database, unless you govern the server yourself. This is for security reasons, so you >need a "middleman" that broadcasts the data, which can be written in any language,
>liveCode server included. That is if your ISP allows you to install the engine.

Yes, I understand--and samples *should* come in the developer bundle
for this, especially for livecode, but also for the most common web
languages.  *Especially* when your ISP is also livecode.


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