Re: Question for people using Oracle behind a web server

michael_at_lazlo.steam.com (Michael Brodesky) wrote:

> I have a few questions for people using oracle for authentication for a
> webserver. System is using apache for the front end, on solaris 2.4. Database
> is on a seperate box. The problem I am trying to get around is the repeated
> logins into the database to check if the user is valid.
>Possible ways around this might be having a deamon talking to the database, and talking to child httpd processes.
 

> 1. Are you using a socket to connect to or, does your process have to log
> into the system the database is ong, then log into the database, then
> do the query. And return results?
> 2. Is there a socket set up for the web server to talk to using the oracle runtime.
> 3. Is there deamon software available for the webserver to connect to? Or do
> you have to write it your self.

> MIchael

We have solved this problem in Oracle WebServer 2.0 by having mutiple daemons with persistant db connections talking to a dispatcher linked into the httpd code.

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Magnus Lonnroth
Senior Product Manager
Internet Products, Server Technologies
Oracle Corp.