Maybe I need to give clarification to my situation. I do not have a
choice regarding the web server:

My customer for the database app runs their own servers...which are
run by their own IT people. The IT people have the servers locked
down to the point where it's a bureaucratic nightmare to get
anything 'fancy' like a database. It's a miracle that they allow me
to run server-side scripts! It's a VERY simple database app, only
requires 5 tables and minimal access. I figured there would be
something out there for flat-file SQL...but I'm used to Metabase and
was hoping there would be a flat-file system that I could use so
that I could keep using the Metabase API that I'm already familiar
with.



--- In metabase-dev@yahoogroups.com, Colleen Dick <platypus@p...>
wrote:
>
> You shouldn't need shell if you have access to web based
> management such as phpmysqladmin. Most of my web hosting
> clients who run databases neither have nor want shell.
>
> Perhaps the mysql lives on another machine. you need to
> talk to your hoster.
>
> If your host does not give you mysql (LAME LAME LAME),
> get another host. (such as me. hehe)
>
> Another alternative is for you to run the MySQL server
> on your own machine, but you'd need to have 24/7 on and
> a pretty fast pipe. A third alternative is to find freehosting
with
> mysql that allows remote connections. then you could have your
> website on the... uhhhh... challenged host and your mysql database
on
> another. But honestly I wouldn't even consider a webhost that
> doesn't have some RDBMS. That's like a restaurant that doesn't
serve food.
>
> >
> >
> > Here's my situation:
> >
> > 1. The webserver does not have mysql
> > 2. I do not have shell access to the web server
> >
> > Does metabase provide a 'flat-file' style for database access?
I see
> > that there's SQLite support, but I think SQLite requires
shell/telnet
> > access to the server?
> >
> > Any advice?
> >