Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Note About Product Naming

Preface

1 Introduction

Oracle Internet Suite

Oracle9i Application Server Overview

Oracle9i Application Server Architecture

Two-Tier and Three-Tier Computing Models

Two-Tier Computing Model

Three-Tier Computing Model

Oracle9i Application Server

Available Versions

Supported Technologies and Programming Languages

2 Oracle9i Application Server Services

Communication Services

Oracle HTTP Server powered by Apache

Oracle HTTP Server Modules (mods)

mod_ssl

mod_plsql

mod_perl

mod_jserv

mod_ose

Oracle Plug-in for Microsoft IIS

PL/SQL Web Component Access

Java Web Component Access

Content Management Services

Oracle Internet File System

User's View

File System Management

Content Management

Development Tools

Supported Protocols

Component Architecture Overview

Business Logic Services

Oracle Business Components for Java

Oracle8i JVM

Oracle8i PLSQL

Oracle Forms Services

Presentation Services

Apache JServ

OracleJSP (JavaServer Pages)

Oracle PL/SQL Server Pages (PSP)

Perl Interpreter

Developer's Kits

Oracle Database Developer's Kit

Oracle Java Messaging Service (JMS) Toolkit

Oracle SQLJ Translator

Oracle Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) Drivers

Oracle Call Interface (OCI)

Oracle XML Developer's Kit

Oracle LDAP Developer's Kit

Portal Services

Oracle Portal

Create and Administer a Single Point of Interaction with Enterprise Information

Self-Service Web Publishing

Implement Custom Portlets

Oracle Portal Architecture

Common Portal Services

Oracle Portal-to-Go

Personalized User View

Retrieve Content from Various Sources

Supported Target Device Formats

Oracle Portal-to-Go Architecture

Caching Services

Oracle Database Cache (formerly Oracle8i Cache)

Who Should Use Oracle Database Cache?

Performance and Scalability Benefits

Oracle Database Cache Environment

How Oracle Database Cache Differs from an Origin Database

How Do Applications Use Oracle Database Cache?

Oracle Web Cache

Oracle Web Cache Main Features

Oracle Web Cache Architecture Overview

System Services

Oracle Enterprise Manager

Oracle Advanced Security

Network Security

Enterprise User Security

Business Intelligence Services

Oracle Reports Services

Oracle Discoverer 3i Viewer

Architecture Overview

Workbook Accessibility

3 Developing Applications for Oracle9i 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

Running Java on the JDK JVM

Running Java on Oracle8i JVM

Deploying Enterprise JavaBeans in the Middle Tier

Global Transactions Including Oracle Database Cache and the Origin Database

Oracle Forms Services

Processing Forms Requests

Index