Re: Oracle access from Apache web server

spember_at_mail.ue.com.au.kludge.to.stop.spammers writes:

>
> Hello All,
>
> I'm running a (currently) small internal web server on Apache 1.2 and would like
> to access data stored in our Oracle servers. Is this possible?
>
> The Web server is a P90 running Linux 2.0.27 and Apache 1.2. The Oracle servers
> are RS/6000's running AIX.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Steven P.

The more laborious way is to code CGI programs that access the Oracle data via Oracle's API's or ODBC. However, since the Oracle API's are not available for Linux, one would either have to write a gateway that would enable access to Oracle on the AIX machine (shameless plug: we have a product that could assist). Another way is to have Java applets use CORBA to interoperate with a CORBA object service on the RS/6000.

The tricky part in your equation is the combination of Linux and Oracle; not always compatible.

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Eric A. Stephens                      estephen_at_AppliedTheory.com
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