LF: Server scripting advice

[Dave]

Greetings

I am a web admin for a HP UNIX/Infommix DB system. I have 2 nodes.

Node A: OS (HP10.20)Web server (httpd). Infomration DB and PERL/CGI & HTML
are running to provide information(retrieved from Informix DB). 95% of
perl/CGI scripts are running on this node
Node B: OS (HP11.20) Load build and some CGI scripts running.

The old web interface was HTML embeded with PERL/CGI. It can provide simple
and plain display. I have a request to refresh the overlooking of web page.
I am doing some research to see if there is any scripting language or tool I
can use which can

1) Provide good looking web interface
2) Call all my old perl/.cgi scripts, so that I don't need to re-write
PERL/INFOMRIX DB API LIB
3) Don't need to re-write DB API/LIB to retrieve infomrix databas infomix

I have 2 server script candidate here "PHP" and "Java Script".I don't have
any hand-on experience with these 2 server script. Can anyone provide advice
on whether "PHP" or "Java Scripts" can seemlessly take use/call PERL5/CGI
scripts? Or is there any better choice if NEW one can take use/ca;; my old
PERL5/CGI scripts? I hate rewriting DB API/LIB.

Thanks

Dave

 

[Eric Schwartz]

The old web interface was HTML embeded with PERL/CGI. It can provide simple
and plain display. I have a request to refresh the overlooking of web page.
I am doing some research to see if there is any scripting language or tool I
can use which can

1) Provide good looking web interface

This has to do with what HTML (possibly, but not necessarily, enhanced
with Javascript) you print out. Perl is capable of printing out
anything PHP can, so I don't see why you can't use it.

2) Call all my old perl/.cgi scripts, so that I don't need to re-write
PERL/INFOMRIX DB API LIB

If you modify the HTML portions of your existing CGI scripts to print
out prettier HTML, then you won't have to change any DB calls.

3) Don't need to re-write DB API/LIB to retrieve infomrix databas infomix

You won't have to re-write those unless you want to, if you just stick
to printing out nicer HTML from your existing CGI scripts.

I have 2 server script candidate here "PHP" and "Java Script".

I won't talk about those, as this is a Perl group, not a PHP group, or
a "Java Script" group (I assume you mean Javascript, but then again,
you could be talking about J2EE, I suppose). I will point out that if
all you want to do is make your existing scripts look prettier, then
all you have to do is print out HTML that displays prettier. In that
vein, I'd suggest you learn about CSS, and maybe read up on the
HTML::Template module.

I don't have any hand-on experience with these 2 server script. Can
anyone provide advice on whether "PHP" or "Java Scripts" can
seemlessly take use/call PERL5/CGI scripts?

Someone probably can, but this is a Perl group; you are better off
asking in a PHP or "Java Script" group.

Or is there any better choice if NEW one can take use/ca;; my old
PERL5/CGI scripts?

I don't understand this sentence, sorry. What do you mean by "can
take use/ca;;" ?

I hate rewriting DB API/LIB.

Everybody does.

-=Eric

 

[niall.macpherson]

Eric Schwartz wrote:

I don't understand this sentence, sorry. What do you mean by "can
take use/ca;;" ?

Seeing as ';' is next to 'l' on the keyboard (well it is on mine at
least ), I presume the OP meant 'use/call' .

 

[Tad McClellan]

Subject: LF: Server scripting advice

What does "LF" stand for?

 

[Eric Schwartz]

Seeing as ';' is next to 'l' on the keyboard (well it is on mine at
least ), I presume the OP meant 'use/call' .

Well, now that makes sense. Dunno why I didn't see it myself. I'm
still not sure what "can take use/call" means, but at least it looks
more like English.

-=Eric

 

[burlo.stumproot]

What does "LF" stand for?

My guess is "Loocking For"