Java servlets for web development with databases is a learning curve. HBase is a learning curve. You might want to learn one at a time :) If you code the site in Java/JSPs, you want a JDBC driver for HBase. You can code calls to HBase directly in a JSP without writing Java.
Lance On Feb 28, 2011, at 6:19 PM, edward choi wrote: > Thanks for the reply. > Didn't know that Thrift was for such purpose. > Servlet and JSP is totally new to me. I skimmed through the concept on the > internet and they look fascinating. > I think I am gonna give servlet and JSP a try. > > On 2011. 3. 1., at 오전 12:51, "Usman Waheed" <usm...@opera.com> wrote: >> HI, >> >> I have been using the Thrift Perl API to connect to Hbase for my web app. At >> the moment i only perform random reads and scans based on date ranges and >> some other search criteria. >> It works and I am still testing performance. >> >> -Usman >> >>> On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 2:37 PM, edward choi <mp2...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I am planning to make a search engine for news articles. It will probably >>>> have over several billions of news articles so I thought HBase is the way >>>> to >>>> go. >>>> >>>> However, I am very new to CGI. All I know is that you use php, python or >>>> java script with HTML to make a web site and communicate with the backend >>>> database such as MySQL. >>>> >>>> But I am going to use HBase, not MySQL, and I can't seem to find a script >>>> language that provides any form of API to communicate with HBase. >>>> >>>> So what do I do? >>>> >>>> Do I have to make a web site with pure Java? Is that even possible? >>> >>> It is possible, if you know things like JSP, Java servelets etc. >>> >>> For people comfortable with PHP or Python, I think Apache Thrift >>> (http://wiki.apache.org/thrift/) is an alternative. >>> >>> -b >>> >>>> >>>> Or is using Hbase as the backend Database a bad idea in the first place? >>>> >> >> >> -- >> Using Opera's revolutionary email client: http://www.opera.com/mail/
