Talk:Three-tier (computing)
Does the Theory Work?
In a three-tier model, how easily can a web application can be converted to different types of applications?
For example:
Using Jakarta Tomcat <-> Jave 2 Enterprise Edition <-> Mysql
then change it to Apache 2 Web Server <-> PHP <-> Postgre
What type of web application would it be? Well, let's say it is a movie rental web application.
~AT3
- Changing the business logic is a pain in the .... Changing PHP for Java Servlets & JSP is very difficult, as the programming is quite diferent. Also, as far as I understand PHP combines both presentation and logic on the same page, whereas a Level 2 JSP implementation implements business logic on servlets and presentation on JSP.
- Now regarding the first architecture, it is actually Apache Web Server -> Jakarta Tomcat (Java 2 Enterprise Edition) -> MySQL. The second one is ok. For either of the two, changing for example Apache Web server with MS IIS 4.0 is doable. I have installed IIS with Jakarta. It is also fairly straightfoward to change the database AS LONG AS you use standard ANSI SQL queries.
- So basically the theory holds... as long as you don't change the most important part, the business logic. --Threner 03:29, 29 October 2005 (UTC)
Cleanup and merging
For more information on this (and my crazy plans/screw ups) see Talk:Multitier architecture#Cleanup and merging. -- Foofy 07:13, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
3-Tier is important enough that it deserves its own Wikipedia entry.
Re-merged
I just redid the merge going back the other way, to Three-tier (computing) as the parent, per the apparent consensus in discussion but contrary to the tag direction which I don't think anyone noticed... Georgewilliamherbert 04:39, 26 May 2006 (UTC)