Re: mod_plsql x apache x websphere >> DBMS_EPG

"HansF" <News.Hans_at_telus.net> wrote in message news:pan.2005.11.22.21.43.09.801598_at_telus.net...
> On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 16:21:37 -0500, Mark C. Stock wrote:
>
>>
>> I'm actually quite excited about the possibilities DBMS_EPG opens up,
>> including with the new XE edition of the database.
>
> I see some significant benfits , especially as it support FTP, HTTP (and
> HTTPS in SE1/SE/EE) and WebDAV
>
>>
>> It simplifies the installation, which is very good, especially
>> considering
>> how nasty things got with Portal, et al., but it does call for a
>> different
>> approach with load balancing if that is ever an issue from the webserver
>> standpoint (as opposed to the database standpoint) -- which may very well
>> be
>> less of an issue because of hte integration.
>
> If you were load balancing at the Apache level ... I suspect many had a
> front end load balancer.
>
>> What about serving files, or even just CSS, image, and script includes?
>> Is
>> that supported by the embedded gateway or is another HTTP server required
>> for that?
>
> WebDAV - any/all files are stored in the database (freaked me out first
> time I ran http://localhost:8080/ and saw a list of files that I could not
> find on the file systems.
>
> Scripting - hmmmm - would you call plsql 'scripting'? Creating new DADs
> and executing stored procedures, even those created by psp (PL/SQL Server
> Pages)
>
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ok, sounds like stylesheets, JS files, images, etc would be served up from the database via WebDAV

what about caching? any idea about trade-offs/options comparing the DBMS_EPG scenario to a separate Appache server?

++ mcs Received on Tue Nov 22 2005 - 17:04:04 CST