Does there exist an Apache module that allows for serving webpages from
within a PostgreSQL database (similar to what Oracle does) ? I can't find
much out there, maybe it just doesn't exist.
I'll explain a little what my point/arguments/reasons are for this:
I've been programming with Oracle for years now. In the last couple of
those I've used the ability to serve dynamic webpages directly from the
database through the different versions of the Oracle Application server
(since 2.3). Additionally, I often created basic webforms for tables using
the Oracle Designer (since 1.2).
Although I'm convinced that Oracle is a great product and I like to work
with it alot, at the same time I became to really hate their pricing policy.
That pricing policy locks out many smaller companies from using it as they
not all can or want to pay 50k to 100k $ for just a database with no apps
(if they want to run it on a decent machine).
On the other side we've got Linux (with which I have been working since 1993
(slackware at the time)) with PostgreSQL. But, as far as I know there is
nothing comparable to the apps serving and design/development of dynamically
generated webpages from within the PostgreSQL database and developed by a
tool similar to Designer.
After thinking about this for months, for me the time is ripe to start doing
something about it. After all, Linux could use a good RAD webapp
development tool similar to Oracle's. So I want to write this tool.
However I can't find any basics such as a application server type of thing
for PostgreSQL.
If necessary I'm willing to write it myself, however I'd prefer to
concentrate on an application builder (generating PL/pgSQL).
So is there somebody who could give me some non-commercial starting points
for this ? If there doesn't exist such a thing but you've thought about
something similar I'd love to join forces.
Hoping I get some response on this
Thank you all very much in advance !
Best Regards,
Stefan Gyles
Belgium.
