Anyone using Python to access PHPbb's MySQL database on a web server?

[Robert Oschler]

"Sheila King" <sheila at spamcop.net> wrote in message
news:bbln6k.1i0.1 at kserver.org...
> On Wed, 04 Jun 2003 02:01:08 GMT, "Robert Oschler"
> <no_replies at fake_email_address.invalid> wrote in comp.lang.python in
> article <EpcDa.2207$xM5.2049592 at news2.news.adelphia.net>:
>
> > I want to run Python programs locally on my Win2k box to read/write the
> > PHPbb.MySQL database(s).  I have Python 2.2.x with the venerable WingIDE
> > debugger running on my Win2k box.  Has anyone done any Python
programming
> > like this?   If so, I'd be very interested in what you had to do to get
it
> > working, especially in the area of any available python
libraries/modules to
> > help with the MySQL access.
>
> You really do need to check with your host as to whether they allow IP
> addresses outside of their local network to even access the MySQL server.
>
> I get quite a number of support incidents at the Service Desk where I
work,
> where clients just assume that because they have Telnet/SSH and FTP
access,
> that they can also connect to their MySQL databases remotely.
>
> We do not permit this, excepting that they order a special ODBC
connection.
>
> Like I said, check first to see whether it is even permitted by your host.
>
> --
> Sheila King
> http://www.thinkspot.net/sheila/
> http://www.k12groups.org/

Sheila,

Good info, thanks.  It looks like I may have to do some PHP work to create
an interface to the MySQL database, if my ISP says "no" to remote access.

thx