> Apache + PHP + Firebird. Works a treat. Apache has good support for
> PHP, and PHP has good support for Interbase. It really does not get
> much easier than that to go from zero to web-enabled in a matter of
> days -- and at zero cost!

I am certainly thinking Java is a 'red-herring', except for
causing a page refresh.
Apache is already on the linux machine, so perhaps now is
the time to look at the PHP info. Does it come in SUSE8 <g>

> Will take you an hour to install and configure all, then maybe a
> couple hours to learn basic PHP and be producing your first tables in
> a browser. When you get confident you can check out further PHP
> coolness in the form of Smarty Templates, caching, etc. Amazing to
> realize that you can web- and LAN-enable your Interbase database
> (browser GUI only) without ever needing Delphi or any other middleman.

Again this is 'push' technology, but it's probably
acceptable for the present.

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Lester Caine
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