FrontPage 2000

Web PageDatabase Connectivity

Client /Server Architecture

Database Server

PCs

Middleware

Web Client/Server Architecture

Client Web Browser

HTTP Server

INTERNET INTRANET

Multi-Tier Client/Server Architecture

DatabaseServer

Client Web Browser

HTTP Server

INTERNET INTRANET

Connecting Databases to Web Servers: Overview

• Three-Tier C/S Architecture• CGI – Common Gateway Interface

– C, Perl, VBScript, Delphi etc.

• ODBC - Pointer to DBMS• ASP Example Database Connection• Overview of FrontPage2000

ASP Code: Example<%@ LANGUAGE = "VBSCRIPT"%><%Set OBJdbConnection =

Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")OBJdbConnection.Open "is4506","", "”

strSQL = "INSERT INTO Students (FName, LName, Email) VALUES

('" & Request.Form("first") & "', '" & Request.Form("last") & "','" & Request.Form("email") & "')"

OBJdbConnection.Execute(strSQL) OBJdbConnection.Close%>

Connecting Access 2000 Databases: Steps

• Install a personal web server and FrontPage 2000– The personal web server can be installed using IIS

software

• Build a web site– Design a home page, query pages, and other pages

using an authoring tool such as FrontPage

• Connect the Access database with the web site• Publish the web site• Best info on database connection is FP2000 Help

Connect the Access Database with the Web Site

• Create new subdirectory under C:\InetPub\wwwroot\subdirectory

• Start FrontPage 2000• Create a new web (File/New/Web) and type in a

subdirectory: – http://<your computername>/subdirectory or – C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\subdirectory

• Import the database to the new web (File/Import/Add File)– When asked if you want to create a new subdirectory

fpdb for the database, say yes

Connect the Access Database With the Web Site (Cont’d)

• Create links on the home page to the database pages

• To view a table or query in your database, follow: – Insert/Database/Results/User an existing

connection/select table or Query/<follow wizard instructions>

• To create a new query using an existing table:– Use Wizard and select “More Options”

• To insert records– Insert/Form/One-Line Text box– Manually set parameter to hook to database file