System DSN

DSN stands for 'Data Source Name' and provides an easy way to connect to a database from your web pages. A DSN holds all the connection details for your database including the driver type, location and name of the database. It works in a similar way to a URL on the web in that your application can call it by name without needing to know the technical details behind it.

Our Graduate package includes the creation of 5 DSN, the Professor package up to 10 DSN's - additional DSN's for all accounts can be created for a one-off fee of $10.

Please note that you can still connect to a database on your site without a DSN using a connection string.