It's not normal that I've come across. Any hosting company I've ever dealt with (albeit not many, still three different ones), have all offered phpMyAdmin for interfacing with MySQL. And honestly, if the host REQUIRES you to do it, then they aren't worth hosting with. You'll find that will transcend into other areas of how they do business (i.e. technical support tickets, etc).
Currently I'm hosting with http://www.websytz.com, and they have good prices. Another of my sites is on http://www.dzones.com, and they're very good as well. WebSytz' control panel flat out sucks, but it's usable. DZones has an incredible control panel, but they just didn't have the price I wanted for my current website. There's plenty out there, and since you pay monthly, you lose nothing by switching to another company. The choice is yours. BTW, I hadn't intended this to become a chapter, but it did... sorry for the length :o) Martin Clifford Homepage: http://www.completesource.net Developer's Forums: http://www.completesource.net/forums/ >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 07/24/02 12:46PM >>> I have just recently just signed up for virtual hosting with a MySQL database. They do not have a PHPMyAdmin interface too access the database. All they have given me is my username and password and the server too login too. They suggested that I install PHPMyAdmin on my workstation and access my database that way. Is there major security risks too my database doing this? Is this normal, where service providers request that I install PHPMyAdmin on my workstation or should I be looking for a new internet service provider who supplies the interface on the server? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
