Re: [GENERAL] Using Postgresql as application server

From: Scott Marlowe <scott(dot)marlowe(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Merlin Moncure <mmoncure(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Evan Rempel <erempel(at)uvic(dot)ca>, "sad(at)bestmx(dot)ru" <sad(at)bestmx(dot)ru>, "pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>, pgsql-admin <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Using Postgresql as application server
Date: 2011-08-16 18:32:07
Message-ID: CAOR=d=0MzGO4Jat7q3V_=JC=4+RQNotxFFN0zo4NtA6E_Ykyjw@mail.gmail.com
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On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Merlin Moncure <mmoncure(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> one point that is getting lost in all this that if you are using a
> database for an application server, this does not mean it's the same
> database as your main database or even on the same machine -- you can
> still keep traditional separation of roles and use something like
> dblink to transfer data.  regarding the use of postgres functions for

I'm thining pl/proxy would be pretty amazing here. I still prefer
using another layer in another language for an app server, but now
that you've got me thinking a bit more out of the box, pl/proxy would
increase your ability to scale quite a lot.

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