HostedDatabase.com - Linking Your Database to a Website

The simplest way to integrate a web database with your website is to use the "link" method by simply adding a special hypertext link pointing to HostedDatabase.com. The Generate link to database tool in the Control Panel generates the HTML hypertext link for your database, so all you need to do is copy and paste the HTML into a page on your website. Your website users can click on the link to reach your database. Since the interface to your database only involves simple HTML, you can use HostedDatabase.com web databases with any hosting provider, on any web server platform. You can even add web database links to blogs, e-mails and social network pages.

The "link" method of integrating a web database is the ONLY method available to Standard account subscribers, although Premium and Enterprise accounts may also use this method. Standard account subscribers will also see our logo and banner ads on the pages rendered by HostedDatabase.com providing database functionality. If you need a more seamless integration, please consider a Premium or Enterprise account.

Step 1	Create your database by clicking on the Create a new database tool in the Manage Databases section of the Control Panel, and use the Web Database Publishing Wizard which will walk you through a series of steps.
Step 2	Now that your database is created, you should test its functionality by using the Update and maintain an existing database tool available in the Control Panel and try adding some records, or doing some searches depending on the type of database you created.
Step 3	Configure your database for either Data Entry, Search, or Both. To do this, use the Update database properties tool available in the Control Panel and locate the property with the options: Add new data, Search, Both, and None. If you select Both, the Generate link to database tool will generate two links, one for data entry and one for searching, otherwise only the appropriate link is generated.
Step 4	The last step is to locate the page on your existing website that you would like to add the link to your web database and open the page in your favorite HTML editor. Next, click on the Generate link to database tool in the Control Panel, selecting the database from the pull-down list, and copying/pasting the generated HTML to your website. If your website user clicks on the Data Entry link, he will go to a data entry page to enter in new data. If your website user clicks on the search link, she will go to a search criteria page.