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client-side databasing - is it possible?

Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2003 10:10 am
by uberpolak
Does anyone know of a way to connect to an existing mySQL database with JavaScript? I know this is a long shot but I figure it's worth asking.

not without some kind of thrid party component that the user

Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2003 11:26 am
by lostboy
downloads to thier machine...it goes against the nature of the web to allow that kind of interactivty with a client machine...security breaches/flaws...

hth

Figured as much...

Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2003 9:57 am
by uberpolak
Ehh, I'm not surprised... Oh well, I've found a PHP solution to what I was doing anyway. Thanks for your input.