I'd say skip trying to shoe horn JDBC interface on HBase, and just write straight to it. Remember K.I.S.S.
-Mike > Subject: Re: How to make a CGI with HBase? > From: goks...@gmail.com > Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:06:52 -0800 > CC: goks...@gmail.com > To: common-user@hadoop.apache.org > > 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/ >
