Host/Client Database

server, database

[esha_salz]

I am currently doing a project on Wireless Medical Records. I need a host/client database application & server. I got a few examples like Microsoft Access, Excel, Visual Basic, SQL and FoxPro.
-Any other suggestions? And it has to be easy to learn..
- I am actually not so sure what a host/client database application & server does.. Can someone explain it to me

[raywood]

Sounds to me like you need a database and a client application which is the user interface to the data. A database server such as SQL Server, mySQL, Oracle, Sybase or something is where the data goes. But they don't have a user interface program. Just an admin and management interface.

So you write your own client program in your favorite programming language to connect to the database. If you're in the US you'll have to make sure and conform to the rules of the Health Insurance Privacy Protection Act, HIPPA. You need a good understanding of database security for that.

[mack]

what raywood said, also be sure to do your testing with non-sensative information. That way you can be sure you have got your security spot on before you start churning the real data.

Mack.

[hfwd]

MySQL & PHP works well together. Plus, they're both free!