Hello,
please excuse my newbie question.

I intend to move my webspace to a new provider who will allow me to use
firebird a.o. Since I never had the experience to use a database on a
web server, I have a few questions.

There is a firebird server that is run by the server/provider.
I will get the physical path where to store my database.
I will know the IP of the server (and there will be the domain name).

a)
How are firebird user accounts managed in such a constellation.
Do I need one special user account (by the provider) to access a
database from a web service application (i.e. a CGI or php)?
How can I implement different "roles" then.

b)
(How) can I access my database directly with a client application
without a HTTP connection through a web application sitting on the server?
The provider is willing to make any necessary configurations but is not
very experienced with firebird so he asked me to provide the information.

Regards
Urs