Web Hosting Issues

We are hosting our static web throu our ISP.
We are planning to implement online application
(online statistical Reports, NewsEngine, Press Release, Dyn Faq)
The ISP will offer us the web server based on MS SQL Server2000, ASP
HTML, and exporting tools SQL Server2000 DTS
Throu DTS the our webmaster will be responsible to update
and modify the data by logg'ing into the administration site.
in Our Company we are using Oracle9i on AIX boxes.

Do you recommend me using ASP, SQLServer2000, HTML
for the dynm. update instead of Java and MySQL + PHP?

Is there any considarations should I take before using dynamic upates?
What about the security issu using dynm. upadtes?

I tested the last days the Web server it was very slow in respond
any ideas how can I speed it up?

Thanks

MadUNIX wrote:

 > We are hosting our static web throu our ISP.
 > We are planning to implement online application
 > (online statistical Reports, NewsEngine, Press Release, Dyn Faq)
 > The ISP will offer us the web server based on MS SQL Server2000, ASP
 > HTML, and exporting tools SQL Server2000 DTS
 > Throu DTS the our webmaster will be responsible to update
 > and modify the data by logg'ing into the administration site.
 > in Our Company we are using Oracle9i on AIX boxes.

The question that first springs to mind is why not host the site in house.
You can afford Oracle & AIX you should have sufficient infrastructure.

You could run your own linux site - root access, install whatever software
you need. I use User Mode Linux (UML) & do it all myself. There are various
providers
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/uses.html" target="_blank">http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/uses.html</a>

Or you could get a dedicated box.

 > Do you recommend me using ASP, SQLServer2000, HTML
 > for the dynm. update instead of Java and MySQL + PHP?

I receommend something that wont cost you can arm & a leg, & is scalable.

If you have your own linux (or even BSD) box (dedicated/UML/inhouse), you
could install
- Oracle 9i - integrate with your existing applictions
- Postgres or Mysql as a DBMS. Mysql is primitive but getting better,
Postgres is mature.
- Tomcat as a webserver if you need Java.
- PHP/Perl/Apache as well

 >
 > Is there any considarations should I take before using dynamic upates?
 > What about the security issu using dynm. upadtes?
 >
 > I tested the last days the Web server it was very slow in respond
 > any ideas how can I speed it up?
 >
 > Thanks

Securing anything on the web is an art & science
See <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.linuxsecurity.com/" target="_blank">http://www.linuxsecurity.com/</a> <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.bastille-linux.org/" target="_blank">http://www.bastille-linux.org/</a>

You may want to run secure protocols suchs as https.
Have a strategy to backup your data & test to see that it works.

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