Let me get this straight.

You want someone from this mailing list to draw a flow chart that will
explain to you how the components of server hardware and software
interract?  I think you are asking a bit much.  All of the things you have
asked about can easily be researched by you on the internet and through
books.  Dont expect very many responses from such a broad range of
questions as you have posed.  I would suggest taking the time to research
these things yourself and then make your own *educated* decision.


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Paul Kmecak wrote:

>Hello, everyone.
>
>I wrote earlier asking what it would take to set up a proof of concept,
>ramp up the learning curve web server to learn server side processing.
>I got a lot of answers, some of which helped and some of which made me a
>bit confused.  No harm, no foul, I'm just sitting here looking up at the
>bottom of the learning curve.
>
>First off, to narrow the hardware, OS and DB options a bit.  I have an
>NT Workstation 4.0 SP4 box with twin PIII 450's (which I assembled
>myself, but had a LOT of help installing NT and getting online).  I have
>Office 97 Professional, which means Access 97 as a data base, and Visual
>Studio Professional 6.0.  I also have the Java Developer's Kit 2.0
>installed.  I'd like to leverage my existing stuff as much as possible,
>and spend only as much money as would be realistic for my immediate
>purposes.  I'm not trying to become an ISP or consulting guru (at least
>not yet . . .).
>
>Second, basic concepts.  As I understand it, I will need web server
>software.  I'm leaning toward Personal Web Server, since it should fit
>nicely with my current set up and it's free.  I will need some kind of
>data base interface module, which will use ODBC connectivity to avoid
>proprietary interfaces.  I assume I can use Java for server side
>programming
>
>This is where a lot of the confusion comes in.  Cold Fusion, PHP, MySQL
>and all the other buzz words.  People using the terms know what they
>mean (right?) and I can't always grasp the meaning from context.
>
>If someone could come up with a simple flow chart to show how the
>components relate, that would help a lot.  Also, please recommend
>beginner and intermediate texts.  Again, I do not want to spend $X,000
>on Package Q Enterprise Server edition, but Cold Fusion Studio might be
>doable, if I know what it did beyond the  freebie download Cold Fusion
>Express (?).
>
>Please also let me know your actual experience with whatever you
>recommend.
>
>
>Thanks in advance, especially if you're covering ground you went over
>before.
>
>Paul Kmecak

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Phil Babcock
Lead Web Designer
BGS Group Inc.

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