ODBCHTTP is the first odbc driver that connects to databases over the internet using standard http or https protocols and that doesn't require specialised software to be installed on the webserver. Currently MySQL and Oracle are supported. DB2 and SQLServer are under development as well as the Linux port of the ODBC driver.

ODBCHTTP is the easy to install, easy to use solution to

* Run live reports while on the road.
* Manage your web site database using OpenOffice, MSAccess, ...
* Use internet hosted databases for your mailings.
* Generate sales quotes anywhere using real-time data.

Benefits :

* connect to your databases from anywhere, including through hotspots, hotel wifi, 3G, gsm, etc
* secure communication using HTTPS*
* easy server setup and administration, using only a PHP or ASP script. No extra server software to be installed.
* uses HTTP or HTTPS* to communicate: no extra firewall or proxy configuration required.

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