Hi, 



I am designing a database to hold approximately 3MB of data. What I am 

intending to do is use this database as a backend ayatem to hold the 

information that will be displayed on the web. None of this information 

will be editable, just readonly. What I want to know is whether Access 

will stand the load if thousands of people are accessing the data to be 

viewed on the web. I know that access cannot handle more than 5 concurrent 

users, but that is if they are updating the information at the same time. 

This dadabase's content will only be viewed.



I would also like to know what will be the effects on the database is 

thousands of people are viewing the information held in it.



Your help will be most appreciated.





Thanks

Simple answer is NO. Access is designed for at most a few users on a local 

intranet, if you are going to do something like this then consider SQL 

Server, Oracle or MySQL.



At 16:25 19/01/02 +0000, you wrote:

>Hi,

>

>I am designing a database to hold approximately 3MB of data. What I am

>intending to do is use this database as a backend ayatem to hold the

>information that will be displayed on the web. None of this information

>will be editable, just readonly. What I want to know is whether Access

>will stand the load if thousands of people are accessing the data to be

>viewed on the web. I know that access cannot handle more than 5 concurrent

>users, but that is if they are updating the information at the same time.

>This dadabase's content will only be viewed.

>

>I would also like to know what will be the effects on the database is

>thousands of people are viewing the information held in it.

>

>Your help will be most appreciated.

>

>

>Thanks