From GUI to Web Application

[Jepe]

Hi 2 all...

I need help by the decision to develop the Progress Application throug a running Web Application.

Which is the best solution for a Web Application with a Progress Db ?

Did anybody know how to confi. WebSpeed with Apache contain php. My idea is that Webspeed is the interface between PHP and the Progress DB.

THX

P.s. Sorry for my abysmal English

 

[Casper]

webspeed

Hi Jepe,

Webspeed is the Interface between your database and the http server. With Progress you can generate HTML pages and you have already the best possible connection to the database, so there's no need for PHP .
Since Webspeed is Progress, it's very easy to query/update the database.
To learn more about webspeed and how to configure webspeed for apache try reading:
www.progress.com/progress/products/documentation/docs/webspeed/gsw/gsw.pdf
www.progress.com/progress/products/documentation/docs/webspeed/win/win.pdf

Every solution has it's pro's and conn's. We use Webspeed for our Progress Application, the advantage of using WebSpeed is that it's Progress. So you don't have to bother about learning a new language (beside HTML, JavaScript and maybe CSS) like Java or php or ....
Another benefit of a websolution is the need to move the application from a 1-tier application to a 3-tier (or n-tier) application which makes the apllication more 'future' proof. (reuseability)


Good luck,

Casper Damkat
Application Engineer (R&D)
EuroSystems Automatisering
The Netherlands