Uploading Database file

[Brian Hanlin]

Is there a way to allow a website user to upload a database file to a
website?

I know I can create pages to upload other files to the site using FP, but I
have need to allow a client to copy their database file up to a website on a
regular basis. Would it have to be uploaded then moved over??

Right now they send me the database after any changes and I have to use
Publish to get it to the live server. Please does someone know a way I can
be removed from the update loop.

TIA

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

Not unless they have FP or the server allows FTP
(FTP just the .mdb file to presumably the fpdb folder)

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| Is there a way to allow a website user to upload a database file to a
| website?
|
| I know I can create pages to upload other files to the site using FP, but I
| have need to allow a client to copy their database file up to a website on a
| regular basis. Would it have to be uploaded then moved over??
|
| Right now they send me the database after any changes and I have to use
| Publish to get it to the live server. Please does someone know a way I can
| be removed from the update loop.
|
| TIA
|
|

 

[P@tty Ayers]

Is there a way to allow a website user to upload a database file to a
website?

I know I can create pages to upload other files to the site using FP, but
I have need to allow a client to copy their database file up to a website
on a regular basis. Would it have to be uploaded then moved over??

Right now they send me the database after any changes and I have to use
Publish to get it to the live server. Please does someone know a way I can
be removed from the update loop.

I believe there would be security problems involved in giving users direct
access to a database directory.

Have you considered creating a set of admin pages (using ASP, etc.) so that
they could update the database that way? That's how it's typically done.

 

[Brian Hanlin]

I have hoped to create someway to let this user administer the site... A
page or two was my goal. Is there something I am missing that an "Admin
Page" could offer that a normal upload page does not?

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

See http://home.att.net/~codelibrary/FrontPage/drw.htm

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|I have hoped to create someway to let this user administer the site... A
| page or two was my goal. Is there something I am missing that an "Admin
| Page" could offer that a normal upload page does not?
|
| | >
| > | >> Is there a way to allow a website user to upload a database file to a
| >> website?
| >>
| >> I know I can create pages to upload other files to the site using FP, but
| >> I have need to allow a client to copy their database file up to a website
| >> on a regular basis. Would it have to be uploaded then moved over??
| >>
| >> Right now they send me the database after any changes and I have to use
| >> Publish to get it to the live server. Please does someone know a way I
| >> can be removed from the update loop.
| >
| > I believe there would be security problems involved in giving users direct
| > access to a database directory.
| >
| > Have you considered creating a set of admin pages (using ASP, etc.) so
| > that they could update the database that way? That's how it's typically
| > done.
| >
| >
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