Re: [LI] Help required on Linux

["Anand Singh Bisen" <anand.bisen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello

I can t answer all your question, It is also not my field but i'll answer
your question (at least i'll try mails preceeding me will correct me if i am
wrong)


> I have an intranet project that must be implemented for one of my clients.
> I am evaluating Linux for him instead of WIN NT and MS-BackOffice. All my
> programming will be done using VIsual Studio. However for the backend I am
> thinking of using Linux.
>
> I have searched the WEB pages at Linuxhq.com for answers but could not
find
> any. I hope one of you can help me.
>
> My questions are:-
>
> 1. Does Linux have an in-built RDBMS which supports intranet features and
> that can be accessed by a VB app that runs on a WIN95 node.

Nope Linux dosent have any inbuilt database (linux is a kernel) and there is
no RDBMS support from kernel level though free good RDBMS packages are
available.
>
> 2. Does the RDBMS have CLient Access Licenses just as MS-SQL Server has?
>
I think yes, and you get MySQL and MSQL and PostGreSQL,packages free of cost
( download from net )

> 3. Is there a limit to the number of users that can access the database at
> any given point of time?

Nope (doubtful)
>
> 4. Can Dynamic WEB paes; pages that retrieve data from an RDBMS be hosted
> on LINUX. If so using which language?  I.e., can ASP be used?
>

There are some commercial add ons for apache web server available (freeware
i dont know)

> 5. Can Linux be used on the server to allow users to dial in using a modem
> and their preferred browser to access data from the RDBMS stored on the
> Linux server.


Yes very much possible

>
> 6. Do all the above features require separate software? If so are they
free
> or do they have to be purchased?
>

99% of the software required by you are free of cost (except for the ASP
plugin) why not use PHP3 it's free and better

> Can anyone help me with these questions?
>


I have really given my best !!! i am a novice but it all what i have read
and heared !!!




> Thanks in advance.
> Regards,
> Girish
> Akshara Technologies
> Email:aksharatechnologies@xxxxxxxx
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