Can Javascript access localhost MySQL database?

[ljcharlie]

I'm building a photogallery. I like to know if Javascript can access my localhost MySQL database. If so, will someone point me to a documentation that talks about connecting to mysql database and retrieving information from the database?

Thank you,

ljCharlie

[mitya]

Nope, JS can't work server-side. You'd need a go-between such as PHP to feed it to JS.

[ljcharlie]

Many thanks for the response. Yes, that is what I'm afraid the answer will be. I already got my photo gallery to work using PHP but it's quite slow so that is why I wonder if JS can do it.

Well, thanks again.

ljCharlie

[mitya]

yeah, it's illogical if you think about it, because JS happens post-html, within the confines of a page. real time. SQL requires going back to pre-html, server-side.

Have fun.