Using Microsoft Tools To Design Web Sites That Work w/ Apache?

Grimster asks: " As a new Web hosting company/ISP we're just now getting to the point of being asked for "E-commerce" and other database requiring Web sites. Currently we're running Solaris 7 on Sparc, Apache + PHP + Frontpage Extensions + SSL, and a MySQL database. The problem is, our Web designers want to use MS Access to create the databases and then deploy those onto our Web sites, both for our customers as well as for our own projects. I've been scouring the Web and all resources trying to find out what (if anything) I can do to support this approach to Web development, and so far I haven't really found anything "good" or even possible to allow this. The question is, how can my Web designers use MS Access and Frontpage to create these Web sites and my Apache server support this, without paying Microsoft Tax by being forced to build an NT + IIS + ASP Web server? I really hate the thought of having anything critical running on NT. Any hints, solutions, antecdotes, and advice on this subject will be utterly appreciated."