Why Access a Database?

Most likely, your organization already has an existing database in which it has stored information about its products, its customers, and other aspects of business life. You might want to allow your customers to see some of this information, or you might even want to make the information in the database available to your workers stationed away from the office. If so, you would have to create XHTML documents that contain all this information several times, which can be a tedious task if you're part of a large organization. Integrating the Web with your databases can save you tremendous amounts of time in the long run, especially when it comes to maintaining that information. As long as you keep your database current, all ...

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