Re: user process,server process,application process

> Hi INFORMIX'ers, > > how would U define : Basically each INFORMIX end-user uses two processes to access the data in the database. A user process and a database server process. These are also often referred to as the front-end and the back-end, and by some as the client and the server. Spme people also refer to them as application and engine processes. > user process Any process providing the interface between the user and the computer. e.g. ISQL, a 4GL application, an ESQL application > database server process A process providing access to the database data. This would include SQLEXEC, and SQLTURBO. (N.B. Many of the utilities - tblog, tbcheck, etc., would also count as database server processes as they access the database data directly) > application process The definition of this is as per user process and the two are synonymous. > > when a user access online thru fglgo > in UNIX ps -u user-id it shows sqlturbo as a process running > for that user-id, and also 4 anonther user running isql, > what would be (i.e. user process, application process, or > database server process) > > many thanks in advance....... > > Malcolm Weallans Online Database Consultancy 2 Arkley Court Maidenhead Berks SL6 2YR Phone 0628-72154 Fax 0628-37463 CIX - onlinedbc