Re: Is it possible to switch to Apache2 with Oracle 9i?

ohaya wrote:

> I have Oracle 9i database server installed on a Windows machine, and the
> Oracle installation installs Jserv and Apache 1.3x. Is it possible to
> use a separate Apache2 webserver and get that integrated with the Oracle
> Jserv environment?

Simple answer, no. Reason: Oracle ship their own shared objects (DLLs) for Apache. These use the Apache 1.x API. The Apache 2.x API is substantially different and not backwards compatible.

More complex answer, possibly. But the resulting Apache server cannot contain v1.x Apache shared objects (and thus none of the 9i supplied Apache shared objects), you will need to replace these with Open Source and custom code, and you will loose certain functionality that 9i supplies. Not to mention that the resulting config will not be Oracle certified which could be a major problem if you are reliant on Oracle Support for assistance when the smelly stuff hits the fan.

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Billy