Title: MS Access Database to Work With WordPress?
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# MS Access Database to Work With WordPress?

 *  [LandOfTheLost](https://wordpress.org/support/users/landofthelost/)
 * (@landofthelost)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ms-access-database-to-work-with-wordpress/)
 * Hello,
 * We have an existing organizational web site (not a WordPress site) that keeps
   track of membership information using an MS Access database. This allows people
   to view their membership information online, etc.
 * We are going to redesign the web site using WordPress…a self-hosted WordPress
   site.
 * Will we still be able to use the existing Access database? If so, how will we
   do that?
 * And if not, is there a way to “convert” the data in the Access database into 
   something the WordPress site can use?
 * I’m sorry to say that I know nothing much at all about databases…I will appreciate
   any help or suggestions.
 * Thank you.

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 *  [vtxyzzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vtxyzzy/)
 * (@vtxyzzy)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ms-access-database-to-work-with-wordpress/#post-2209285)
 * IMHO, this could be quite a challenge. Access has built-in functionality for 
   designing your own database tables and setting relationships among them. It makes
   it easy to view these tables for entry, updating, and reporting.
 * WordPress does not have these functions – you must code them all yourself. The
   tables that WP provides are all predefined. There is no built-in mechanism for
   adding your own tables and viewing or reporting from them.
 * If your Access DB is really simple, you might be able to use the [PODS CMS Framework plugin](http://podscms.org/)
   to create and manage the tables. If there are complex relationships among the
   tables you will probably have to do everything from the ground up.
 *  Thread Starter [LandOfTheLost](https://wordpress.org/support/users/landofthelost/)
 * (@landofthelost)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ms-access-database-to-work-with-wordpress/#post-2209286)
 * vtxyzzy…thank you so much for your response.
 * Of course I was hoping to get a response saying, “Yes this is easy to do…and 
   here’s how to do it.” although I had a feeling that would not be the case.
 * Although it’s not “good news,” it’s helpful to know that it’s not an easy job…
   and could be next to impossible.
 * I’d welcome any further advice from you on this topic…thanks again for your help…
   I appreciate it.
 *  [vtxyzzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vtxyzzy/)
 * (@vtxyzzy)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ms-access-database-to-work-with-wordpress/#post-2209291)
 * Unfortunately, there is not much more I can say on the topic.
 * I have worked with Access and with WP, but never together. I don’t know if there
   is another web platform that would be better suited than WP but you should research
   that aspect.
 *  Thread Starter [LandOfTheLost](https://wordpress.org/support/users/landofthelost/)
 * (@landofthelost)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ms-access-database-to-work-with-wordpress/#post-2209297)
 * Thanks again, vtxyzzy. I hope some day I can be able to answer a few questions
   here rather than just asking.

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