Re: how to link Apache and Oracle?

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 22:13:21 GMT, gmuldoon <gmuldoon_nospam_at_scu.edu.au> wrote:

>nowayjose_at_telus.net says...
>
>> >> I would like to learn how to write simple web applications. I plan to
>> >> use Linux and Apache, for database I will naturally use Oracle . But I
>> >> don't know what is the easiest way to link Apache and Oracle. What's
>> >> the easiest thing to learn: PHP, or Perl, or JSP... or something
>> >> completely different? Someone mentioned Cold Fusion, I don't have it,
>> >> but if it is easy I guess I can get it and learn... What is your
>> >> opinion?
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>> Good advice, thank you! However, my Oracle database is on a separate
>> machine than Apache and it is that particular Apache that I need to
>> link to Oracle... The Apache that I will use is straight from Red Hat
>> Enterprise Linux 3, v 2.0 I think...
>>
>> Besides, I don't know Java...
>
>If you decide you want to segregate your web applications from your
>database (there are arguments for and against that approach, the biggest
>one for being security - firewall the database machine from the 'net)
>and want a simpler path than Java, then I'd suggest PHP rather than Perl
>or any of the proprietary non-Oracle (ColdFusion, etc.) options.

Application and database servers are different boxes. That can't be changed.

>PHP is much simpler to learn than Java, and a bit easier than Perl.

I was leaning towards PHP too.

Thanks!

K. Received on Fri Feb 20 2004 - 14:11:22 CST