Re: web database

Posted in 1997

Topics: Connectivity: ODBC / JDBC / .NET, Server Administration, Java & JDBC Development

Zainal Abidin Shariff Ghazali — Thu, 26 Jun 1997 08:11:43 -0700 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

manolis@cytanet.com.cy wrote: > > hi, > i am trying to desing a database for a cd shop that will be used on a > webserver so that surfers can browse and search the cd titles > I have adequate knowledge of windows and UNIX programming. > > any one to give ideas where to start from? > > -------------------==== Posted via Deja News ====----------------------- > http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Post to Usenet You have two main options to start with. 1. Writing CGI scripts to access the dbase from the web. This could be done through several scripting languages such as Perl, Java, VB, etc. or 2. For ODBC databases, you could use ASP (Active Server Page) but must be viewed on IE only (no Netscape) or incorporate ActiveX Controls. Or you could Java to get connected to a database from the web (but then you will have to spent a great amount of time understanding JDBC (Java Database Connectivity). Zainal Systems Trainee