RE: MySQL on i using DB2

["Dennis Lovelady" <iseries@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> With my SQL setup on system i using the connector for DB2, could an
> application running on another platform access the mySQL database on
> the i? e.g. Could I write a application that ran on a windows desktop,
> or a mac, or another system i and have it access the mySQL database
> (actually DB2). If so  I would assume that I would use an ODBC driver
> for mySQL. Is there anything that would need to be done on the system i
> side to allow the connection?  I read the IBM redbook and did not see
> anything about how to configure mySQL to accept external connections.

Why would you want to, when DB2 is so easily accessible as it is?

I would imagine that you'd run into all sorts of security issues if you
tried something like this, so I doubt that it's allowed.  And if this is a
circumvention for such security issues, I doubt you'd want to exercise it.
Having said that, I cannot say one way or another.

Regards,
Dennis Lovelady
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