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Understanding database connections
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Understanding database connections
If you plan to use a database with your web application, you need to create at least one
database connection. Without one, the application won’t know where to find the database or
how to connect to it. You create a database connection in Dreamweaver by providing the
information—or the “parameters”—the application needs to establish contact with the
database.
database connection. Without one, the application won’t know where to find the database or
how to connect to it. You create a database connection in Dreamweaver by providing the
information—or the “parameters”—the application needs to establish contact with the
database.
This section discusses database connections in general terms. For specific instructions on
creating connections in Dreamweaver, see
creating connections in Dreamweaver, see
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Communicating with the database
Data stored in a database is normally in a proprietary format in the same way text in a
word processor file is in a proprietary format. For example, here’s what data looks like in
Microsoft Access:
word processor file is in a proprietary format. For example, here’s what data looks like in
Microsoft Access:
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You don’t need to create database connections for ColdFusion pages in Dreamweaver.
You connect using ColdFusion data sources.
You connect using ColdFusion data sources.