Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

1 Introduction

How Oracle Internet Application Server Supports Your Evolution into an E-Business

The Oracle Solution: Oracle Internet Platform

Oracle Internet Application Server Overview

Publishing Content

Running Transactional Applications

Oracle Internet Application Server Architecture

Two and Three-Tier Computing Models

Two-Tier Computing Model

Three-Tier Computing Model

Oracle Internet Application Server 8i

Available Versions

Supported Technologies and Programming Languages

2 Oracle Internet Application Server Services

Communication Services

Oracle HTTP Server powered by Apache

Oracle HTTP Server Modules (mods)

mod_ssl

mod_plsql

mod_perl

mod_jserv

Presentation Services

Apache JServ

OracleJSP (JavaServer pages)

Oracle PL/SQL Server Pages (PSP)

Perl Interpreter

Business Logic Services

Oracle BC4J (Business Components for Java)

Oracle8i JVM

Oracle8i PLSQL

Oracle Forms Services

Oracle Reports Services

Data Management Services

Oracle8i Cache

Who Should Use Oracle8i Cache?

Performance and Scalability Benefits

Developer's Kits

Oracle Database Client Developer's Kit

Oracle Java Messaging Service (JMS) Toolkit

Oracle SQLJ Translator

Oracle Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) Drivers

Oracle XML Developer's Kit

Oracle LDAP Developer's Kit

System Services

Oracle Enterprise Manager

Oracle Advanced Security

Network Security

Enterprise User Security

3 Developing Applications for Oracle Internet Application Server

Content Publishing

Static Content

Dynamic Content

Common Gateway Interface (CGI) Applications

Perl Scripts

XML

Servlets

JavaServer Pages

PL/SQL Server Pages

Oracle Reports Services

Business Logic

Java Servlets, Applications, and Enterprise JavaBeans

Oracle Forms Services

Index