Re: [SLUG] Interfacing WWW to database

2000-12-06 Thread Peter Faulks
On Wed, 06 Dec 2000 18:31:30 +1100, Dean Hamstead wrote: Id recommend you just write in c. Youll need to check out the security issues involved though. Terry, I've got some C code I wrote for CGI (parsing parameters [get post], and interfacing with MySQL. If you want a copy, give me a

Re: [SLUG] Interfacing WWW to database

2000-12-06 Thread Colin Humphreys
If you are feeling really keen, you could write in java and use jsp. :) Tomcat at http://jakarta.tomcat.org is such a product. A JDBC driver comes with postgresql and one is available for mysql... Tomcat can be integrated with apache to serve the flat pages... -Colin Terry Collins wrote:

[SLUG] Interfacing WWW to database

2000-12-05 Thread Terry Collins
Is there any other way to interface a WWW page to a database? NOTE --- other than perl or php. -- Terry Collins {:-)}}} Ph(02) 4627 2186 Fax(02) 4628 7861 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www: http://www.woa.com.au WOA Computer Services lan/wan, linux/unix, novell "People without

Re: [SLUG] Interfacing WWW to database

2000-12-05 Thread Terry Collins
Dean Hamstead wrote: Anything that will run in cgi-bin that can talk to a database; You could use shell scripts if you really wanted. Beauty! Do you know where might find some examples Please, please don't say google as it ain't talking to me at the moment. Goodness knows where it has

Re: [SLUG] Interfacing WWW to database

2000-12-05 Thread Dean Hamstead
Not of shell scripts =\ You basically have to go pass sql statements to the cli program for the database then load them into a variable. Then whip out awk and break the data into usefull bits. Id recommend you just write in c. Youll need to check out the security issues involved though. Dean