RE: Which DB/Software suite combo is best for Web<->DB implementation

Nate,

There is no clear-cut best suite combo that I know of. Not yet. Informix 9.x and the Web Datablade are a good option to consider for now.

I was like you back in '97 and was new to the Web<->DB world when I came to http://www.koz.com (was a Unix Client/Server apps person). KOZ was just switching from Illustra to Informix 9.12 with the Web Datablade. It does the trick for us. It allows you to define your own types in the database, write your own database procedures/functions in C, dynamic html generation on the db side. Version 9.2 is coming out soon and supposedly fixes ~500 or so bugs Im told.

However, I have (often)thought about if I was tasked to get a Web application going from the ground up on a limited budget would I try some of the Linux versions of the databases (Sybase or Informix) along with Apache with cgi or php. Im sure its been done before, and will be done since for VERY cheap. If anyone has experiemented with this recently Id like to hear your experiences please.

-Thomas Tatum

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> Subject: Which DB/Software suite combo is best for Web<->DB
> implementation
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> I am new to the Web<->DB world. My past was primarily invloved in
> Windows Client/Server apps using C++ and MFC. Now my job entails
> using the web as the primary front end to our apps. I know/hope there
> is going to be lots of feedback with this question so here it goes:
>
> Which DB/Software suite combo is the best for Web<->DB implementation?
> What I exactly mean by this is that there are lots of technologies out
> there and I want to hear some feed back as to what has worked well for
> you, but also just as important, what has NOT worked well for you.
> The projects are going to range from small to large so I am open to
> anything.
>
> Thanks,
> Nate
>
Received on Wed Apr 07 1999 - 00:00:00 CEST