How can SQL queries be executed on an Access database in PHP without ODBC?

To execute SQL queries on an Access database in PHP without ODBC, you can use the PDO (PHP Data Objects) extension with the `odbc` driver. This allows you to connect to the Access database using a DSN-less connection string. You can then prepare and execute SQL queries using PDO methods. 

$dsn = 'odbc:Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};Dbq=C:/path/to/your/database.mdb';
$username = '';
$password = '';

try {
    $pdo = new PDO($dsn, $username, $password);
    
    $stmt = $pdo->prepare('SELECT * FROM your_table');
    $stmt->execute();
    
    while ($row = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) {
        // Process each row
    }
    
    $pdo = null; // Close the connection
} catch (PDOException $e) {
    echo 'Connection failed: ' . $e->getMessage();
}

Keywords

PHP SQL queries Access database ODBC connection string

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