Use Proxy,
perldoc DBD::Proxy On 07-Dec-01 Brian LaMere wrote: > My situation is simple (to describe). I have Oracle 8.1.7 installed on a > solaris 2.8 environment. I have a multitude of linux systems that need to > connect to said server, via perl. Oracle, as is its purpose, will be > housing a database...duh. The various linux systems need to be able to > access that database through Perl. > > Do I REALLY have to install Oracle on all these systems, just to connect via > Perl? Aside from the fact that when I run runInstaller that it just sits > there (can be resolved...but still)...isn't a minimal install almost a gig? > Seems like an extreme waste to install Oracle on many linux servers just so > they can connect to the Sun server that the Oracle database I want to > connect to is on. > > Can anyone clue me in here? What do I need to be able to have my linux > boxes connect to the Oracle server via Perl? Every README seems to assume a > local Oracle install...why? Is what I'm trying to do not valid enough? > > Eventually, I'll even want to have windows clients connect to the Oracle > database via Perl. Hate to think I'd need to go around installing Oracle on > ever person's box that needs to do this... > > Help?!? > > Brian LaMere > Diversa ---------------------------------- E-Mail: Scott T. Hildreth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 07-Dec-01 Time: 12:56:15 ----------------------------------
