Oracle Databases on the Web: Learn to Create Web Pages That Interface with Database Engines [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Robert Papaj (Author), Donald Burleson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 20, 1997

Covers how to set up database systems to drive commercial Web and intranet sites. Provides the insight of two experienced Oracle database administrators. Presents need-to-know information in an easy-to-read format with clear examples and illustrations. Provides an understanding of the World Wide Web and details on Web security. Details database design, including performance and tuning.

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About the Author

Donald Burleson (Raleigh, NC) has been a database administrator for over 15 years and has designed numerous data warehouse systems with Oracle. He is the author of several books about Oracle, including High Performance Oracle Database Applications and Oracle Databases on the Web, and over 30 articles in magazines such as DBMS, Oracle Magazine, and Computerworld.

Robert Papaj (Rochester, NY) has 18 years of information systems experience in database administration across numerous DBMSs. Robert is an Oracle Master in database administration, technical support, application development, and application center consulting. Donald K. Burleson (Raleigh, NC) specializes in database technology and distributed database systems. He is an Adjunct Professor of Information Systems, the author of two other books on databases, and a writer for several national publications such as Computerworld, Database Programming & Design, and Oracle Technical Journal.

Product Details

• Paperback: 592 pages
• Publisher: Coriolis Group Books (February 20, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576100995
• ISBN-13: 978-1576100998
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,777,302 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best WebServer book for Oracle, July 26, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Oracle Databases on the Web: Learn to Create Web Pages That Interface with Database Engines (Paperback)

While most of the Oracle Web books focus on Java and other insignificant details, this was the only one that I found that had a simple, clear explaination of creating Web pages with Oracle.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Author's Comments on Reviews, June 25, 1998

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This review is from: Oracle Databases on the Web: Learn to Create Web Pages That Interface with Database Engines (Paperback)

To address a few points made in some of the reviews of 'Oracle Databases on the Web', I would like to first point out that this book was written PRIOR to most of Oracle's own written documentation on Oracle WebServer and prior to any online documentation. This book was the first released for Oracle WebServer and so was the pioneer on this subject. Consequently, the book was targeted for beginner to intermediate development using Oracle WebServer. It was reviewed by an Oracle VP who was thrilled with its content, which led to subsequent major orders for the book by Oracle's Business Partner Alliance. If any written Oracle documentation did exist at the time, it was at best scattered and incomplete. Many documented code examples and product features did not work and had to be refined as presented in the book. The publication has already sold out 2 printings and I continue to receive positive comments even though it is based on OWS 2. All-in-all, this book serves well as the introduction into this new technology.

1.0 out of 5 stars This book was a major disappointment, May 12, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Oracle Databases on the Web: Learn to Create Web Pages That Interface with Database Engines (Paperback)

It merely restates existing Oracle documentation. There are not enough practical examples; only the installation portion was of any value. It is written around OWS 2.0, not 3.0. I actually got more assistance from the 2 chapters OWS in "ORACLE How-To" by Edward Honour.