Informix IDS2000 and Zope/Python/Perl/PHP on Linux

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Can't answer for IDS 2000, but here's my $.02.

I'm running IDS 7.30.UC7 on Redhat 6 and IDS 7.31.UC7 on Solaris 7.  I have
web access to the databases with perl, PHP, and C/embedded SQL programs and
Apache.  I really like PHP because you write and test, write and test, etc.,
instead of compile the program, copy it to cgi-bin, run it, check the log
file(s), etc.  Saves on development and implementation time.  I don't see
much difference in execution time between the C and PHP programs that do the
same thing.

Hank



Thomas Volkmar Worm wrote:

> Hi all!
>
> I am consindering to use Informix Dynamic Server (Informix Internet
> Foundation 2000/Linux) together with Zope and the other 3 P's.
>
> I wonder, whether somebody has any experience with Linux and
>
> - IDS 2000 and Perl
> or
> - IDS 2000 and PHP
> or
> -  IDS 2000 and Python
> or
> - IDS 2000 and Zope
>
> and can tell me about the experience he made with one or more of these
> combinations. I am interested to hear about
>
> - availibility of the needed drivers
> - their (practical) compatibility to (eg. perl DBI, python DB-API 2.0,
> etc.)
> - stability
> - and what else someone has experienced
>
> I already was an php.net, python.org, perl.org, zope.org - I guess I
> know whats available. It looks to me as if the support for IDS is not so
> strong, so I am really interested in real experience somebody had rather
> that what you can read in the READMEs. If you stopped using IDS together
> with P..., please tell me why and what db (other than mySQL, thats
> allready running here) are you using instead.
>
> If some Informix/IBM people are around: Are there any contributions
> planned or in progress for the 3 P's by Informix/IBM? Where can I find
> online information about it?
>
> If you respond to this posting, please send a CC to my email-address
> too.
>
> Thanks for your efforts in advance
>
> Regards
> Thomas Volkmar Worm