Hey Jen, I use a mix of php and html. PhP is great for db apps. My site uses IMP for web based mail, I have a LDAP search written in PHP, and also use it for session id's and htaccess. Commonly MySQL is the db preference of PHP users but I have found good success with Postgres. Harry Hoffman Product Systems Specialist Restaurants Unlimited Inc. Seattle WA 206 634-3082 ext. 270 On Tue, 4 Jan 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Just wondering if anyone cared to share their experience with developing > database aware Web sites on the Linux platform. For example, I know that > there are several tools out there, like PHP, Enhydra, Locomotive, of course > Perl and Python, etc. I'm looking for something that's relatively easy to > use to build a Web site that accesses a database, and the pros and cons of > each. I know, this is a really open ended question ... > > I'm looking for things like: > > * Reliability (e.g., CF 4.5 might be unstable -- on other OSes, users are > asking Allaire to make CF 4.0 available instead of only allowing them to buy > 4.5) > * Scalability (e.g., how many users, pages, and/or transactions can a > platform realistically support per minute or hour?). > * Community support (e.g., Perl and Python have great support communities; > Cold > Fusion is okay, but their forums are slow and the search facility is poor). > * Cost (e.g., Enhydra, Perl, Python, Apache, and PostgreSQL are free; CF > costs $999; WebLogic and Oracle can be pretty expensive solutions). > * Availability and release history (e.g. Enhydra doesn't yet support EJBs > directly; CF 4.5 is the first Linux release; Perl 5 has been around for > years). > * Speed of development (e.g., CF allows you to get started right away, but > maintainability can be an issue; Enhydra can take a while to setup, and it > can take a while to develop a Web site) > * Unique features (e.g. Enhydra's XML C is a great way to separate business > logic from presentation; Python is a pure object-oriented scripting > language). > > Thanks! > > Jen > > > > ************ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org > ************ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
