Database On WWW Dbms 12.4.2020 VKT

A Web database is an application designed for managing and accessing data over the Internet, allowing users to organize and analyze data without requiring advanced technical skills. It supports various applications, such as online shopping and web-based email, and operates on a three-tier architecture consisting of client, middle, and database tiers. Benefits include cost savings, flexible usage, technical support, and 24/7 access to data from multiple locations.

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Name of Faculty: Dr. Virendra Kumar Tiwari

Designation: Professor
Department: LNCT-MCA
Subject: 202-DBMS
Unit: V
Topic: Database on WWW.

Database on WWW

WWW (Web) Database:

A Web database is a database application designed to be managed and accessed
through the Internet. Website operators can manage this collection of data and
present analytical results based on the data in the Web database application.
Databases first appeared in the 1990s, and have been an asset for businesses,
allowing the collection of seemingly infinite amounts of data from infinite
amounts of customers.

A web database is a wide term for managing data online. A web database gives
you the ability to build your own databases/data storage without you being a
database guru or even a technical person.

Examples: banks, airline and rental car reservations, university course

registration and so on

 The Web is a distributed information system base on hypertext.

 Most Web documents are hypertext documents formatted via HTML

 HTML Documents contain

 Text along with font specifications, and other formatting instructions

 Hypertext links to other documents , which can be associated with region

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of the text.

Data Organization
Web databases enable collected data to be organized and cataloged thoroughly
within hundreds of parameters. The Web database does not require advanced
computer skills, and many database software programs provide an easy “click-
and-create” style with no complicated coding. Fill in the fields and save each
record. Organize the data however you choose, such as chronologically,
alphabetically or by a specific set of parameters.

 Web Database Software

Web database software programs are found within desktop publishing programs,
such as Microsoft Office Access and Open Office Base. Other programs include
the Webex Web Office database and Form Logix Web database. The most
advanced software applications can set up data collection forms, polls, feedback
forms and present data analysis in real time.

 Applicable Uses
Businesses both large and small can use Web databases to create website polls,
feedback forms, client or customer and inventory lists. Personal Web database
use can range from storing personal email accounts to a home inventory to
personal website analytics. The Web database is entirely customizable to an
individual’s or business’s needs.

 MySQL
Often in the world of Web databases, MySQL (structured query language) will be
mentioned. This is a relational database management system that manages
different Web databases. It operates as a server, and is an open source project.
MySQL is often included with Web hosting for managing either personal or
business website databases. It is a programming language, so is a more difficult
to work with than a straight Web database software program.

Database Applications and the Web :

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Most of the services we enjoy on the Web are provided by web database
applications. Web-based email, online shopping, forums and bulletin boards,
corporate web sites, and sports and news portals are all database-driven. To
build a modern web site, you need to develop a database application.

 The Web
When you browse the Web, you use your web browser to request resources from
a web server and the web server responds with the resources. You make these
requests by filling in and submitting forms, clicking on links, or typing URLs into
your browser. Often, resources are static HTML pages that are displayed in the
browser. This is the classic two-tier or client-server architecture used on the
Web.

Fig: A two-tier architecture where a web browser makes a request and the web server
responds

A web server is not sophisticated storage software. Complicated operations on

data, done by commercial sites and anyone else presenting lots of dynamic data,
should be handled by a separate database. This leads to a more complex
architecture with three-tiers: the browser is still the client tier, the web server
becomes the middle tier, and the database is the third or database tier. A web
browser requests a resource that’s generated from a database, and how the
database and web server respond to the request.
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Fig: A three-tier architecture where a web browser requests a resource, and a response is generated
from a database

Three-Tier Architectures
This book shows you how to develop web database applications that are built
around the three-tier architecture model. At the base of an application is
the database tier, consisting of the database management system that manages
the data users create, delete, modify, and query. Built on top of the database tier
is the middle tier , which contains most of the application logic that you develop.
It also communicates data between the other tiers. On top is the client tier ,
usually web browser software that interacts with the application.

Fig: The three-tier architecture model of a web database application

The three-tier architecture is conceptual. In practice, there are different
implementations of web database applications that fit this architecture. The most
common implementation has the web server and the database management system
installed on one machine.
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Features of Web database:

1. Save Money
One of the advantages of online database software is that it can save your business money.
When you don’t need to buy a software program for your business, this could result in a
major savings overall. In most cases, businesses pay for a software program and then pay
for a licensing fee for each computer that uses it. Using an online database may prove
cheaper, depending on the number of computers you use. You also don’t need to invest in
servers to store the data at your business.

2. Flexible Use
Another benefit of using an online database program is that it allows your business to be
flexible. You only pay for the amount of storage that you use. You need not worry about
purchasing servers as you go or eliminating them when they are no longer needed. If your
business grows or shrinks, you do not need to be concerned about the costs of database
management software or servers.

3. Technical Support
Another advantage of using a Web-based database program is that you can shift the
technical support burden to someone else. Paying a company for access to an online
database includes technical support. If the database has problems, you simply contact the
company and the staff handles it. You don’t need to pay for an information technology
professional for this purpose.

4. Access
Having access to the database at all times from multiple locations is another major
advantage of this type of database. With an online database, you could theoretically access
the information in the database from any computer. The information is also available 24
hours a day, seven days a week. This means that all employees have access to the same
information and can collaborate with one another on projects — regardless of location. This
advantage can increase productivity and improve efficiency.

 It’s based on a file management system (no actual database)

 It is a table with several million entries, each entry being a keyword and a related
keyword, plus metrics that measure the quality of the match (how strong the
relationship between the two keywords is), as well as frequencies attached to these
two keywords, and when they are jointly found. The function to measure the quality of
the match can be customized by the user.
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