Ways of Connecting to basex

On 23/09/14 07:27, Furqan Khan wrote: > Hi > i m a little new to xml-db environment. > i need to know what are the possible ways to connect to baseX from client > api's. > just like in sql the clients could connect to db using : > 1)named pipes > 2)shared memory > 3)tcp and etc... > > Does basex offer all the functionalists... > and by default whats the way a client connects,if the tcp connection is not > explicitly specified... > > regards > Furqan >

On 23/09/14 13:13, Furqan Khan wrote: > Derk,just a little quick question > if the using tcp/ip,so assuming my web server is on same machine port 8000 > and the basex server is also on same machine port 1984, > then will it be possible to use a packet sniffer such as wire shark to see > all incoming packets to the baseX-db port 1984... > Further more,is it possible for me to use a reverse proxy in front of basex > server (a web proxy such as nginx may not work)..,so that i may evaluate > incoming packets and trigger my script(java or lua) just as mysql has come > up with mysql proxy as a db-proxy(wh invokes lua scripts),is their any such > option available with basex or any such third party tool that could be > used...i further need to invoke a script,so its not only for analysis > purpose.... > thanks and regards > Furqan > > > On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 1:50 PM, Furqan Khan <furqankhan08 at gmail.com> wrote: > >> thanks for the reply >> cheers >> furqan >> >> On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 1:16 PM, Dirk Kirsten <dk at basex.org> wrote: >> >>> Hello Furqan, >>> >>> welcome to the wonderful world of XML databases ;) >>> >>> Right now, BaseX only supports TCP/IP for client connect. So by >>> definition it will always be used as default. >>> The details of our server protocol can be found at >>> https://docs.basex.org/wiki/Server_Protocol >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Dirk >>> >>> On 23/09/14 07:27, Furqan Khan wrote: >>>> Hi >>>> i m a little new to xml-db environment. >>>> i need to know what are the possible ways to connect to baseX from >>> client >>>> api's. >>>> just like in sql the clients could connect to db using : >>>> 1)named pipes >>>> 2)shared memory >>>> 3)tcp and etc... >>>> >>>> Does basex offer all the functionalists... >>>> and by default whats the way a client connects,if the tcp connection is >>> not >>>> explicitly specified... >>>> >>>> regards >>>> Furqan >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dirk Kirsten, BaseX GmbH, http://basex.org >>> |-- Firmensitz: Blarerstrasse 56, 78462 Konstanz >>> |-- Registergericht Freiburg, HRB: 708285, Geschäftsführer: >>> | Dr. Christian Grün, Dr. Alexander Holupirek, Michael Seiferle >>> `-- Phone: 0049 7531 28 28 676, Fax: 0049 7531 20 05 22 >>> >> >> >

On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 5:15 PM, Dirk Kirsten <dk at basex.org> wrote: > Hello Furqan, > > please keep in mind to always include the mailing list in the list of > recipients, as others might also benefit from your questions. Also, > other people might have much better answers than I can give you. > > Sure you can use a network sniffer to listen to the traffic to/from a > BaseX server. It is a standard TCP connection, so this is certainly > possible. Just give it a try. > > The same holds for using a proxy: It is a very conventional TCP > connection, so using a proxy shouldn't be a problem. Nginx should works > as well, I guess (although I am by no means an expert in nginx). We have > used it quite some times for projects using RestXQ to load-balance > requests. How to actually achieve that heavily depends on the proxy you > decide to use, so you might have to read up there how to do it in detail. > > Cheers, > Dirk > > On 23/09/14 13:13, Furqan Khan wrote: > > Derk,just a little quick question > > if the using tcp/ip,so assuming my web server is on same machine port > 8000 > > and the basex server is also on same machine port 1984, > > then will it be possible to use a packet sniffer such as wire shark to > see > > all incoming packets to the baseX-db port 1984... > > Further more,is it possible for me to use a reverse proxy in front of > basex > > server (a web proxy such as nginx may not work)..,so that i may evaluate > > incoming packets and trigger my script(java or lua) just as mysql has > come > > up with mysql proxy as a db-proxy(wh invokes lua scripts),is their any > such > > option available with basex or any such third party tool that could be > > used...i further need to invoke a script,so its not only for analysis > > purpose.... > > thanks and regards > > Furqan > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 1:50 PM, Furqan Khan <furqankhan08 at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> thanks for the reply > >> cheers > >> furqan > >> > >> On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 1:16 PM, Dirk Kirsten <dk at basex.org> wrote: > >> > >>> Hello Furqan, > >>> > >>> welcome to the wonderful world of XML databases ;) > >>> > >>> Right now, BaseX only supports TCP/IP for client connect. So by > >>> definition it will always be used as default. > >>> The details of our server protocol can be found at > >>> https://docs.basex.org/wiki/Server_Protocol > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> Dirk > >>> > >>> On 23/09/14 07:27, Furqan Khan wrote: > >>>> Hi > >>>> i m a little new to xml-db environment. > >>>> i need to know what are the possible ways to connect to baseX from > >>> client > >>>> api's. > >>>> just like in sql the clients could connect to db using : > >>>> 1)named pipes > >>>> 2)shared memory > >>>> 3)tcp and etc... > >>>> > >>>> Does basex offer all the functionalists... > >>>> and by default whats the way a client connects,if the tcp connection > is > >>> not > >>>> explicitly specified... > >>>> > >>>> regards > >>>> Furqan > >>>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Dirk Kirsten, BaseX GmbH, http://basex.org > >>> |-- Firmensitz: Blarerstrasse 56, 78462 Konstanz > >>> |-- Registergericht Freiburg, HRB: 708285, Geschäftsführer: > >>> | Dr. Christian Grün, Dr. Alexander Holupirek, Michael Seiferle > >>> `-- Phone: 0049 7531 28 28 676, Fax: 0049 7531 20 05 22 > >>> > >> > >> > > > > -- > Dirk Kirsten, BaseX GmbH, http://basex.org > |-- Firmensitz: Blarerstrasse 56, 78462 Konstanz > |-- Registergericht Freiburg, HRB: 708285, Geschäftsführer: > | Dr. Christian Grün, Dr. Alexander Holupirek, Michael Seiferle > `-- Phone: 0049 7531 28 28 676, Fax: 0049 7531 20 05 22 >

On 24/09/14 08:15, Furqan Khan wrote: > hie dirk,i will make that a practice. > getting back to reverse proxy,when using restxq i some how think it is > possible to proxy the web application but not the database server.lets take > the following nginx configuration > > nginx server configuration : > server { > > listen *:80; //nginx server running on port 80. > server_name www.mywebsite.com //port :8080 name of the > website/database to proxy. > access_log logs/test.log; > > location / { > proxy_pass http://localhost:8080/db/mywebsite.com; > //exact location of the site to be proxied > > } > > > Now what my question is that,this configuration works very well for a web > application,that is all requests for website "www.mywebsite.com" are passed > through the nginx server. > but if i want requests for a db server basex to pass through it how do i > specify that. > i mean a web client can access www.mywebsite.com ,but a database client > does not access the database directly from a browser.... > assuming my basex server is running on port 1984 and the web application is > running on port 8000 ,both on same machine. > now the web application opens the connection to port 1984 and sends queries > that i want to capture before they hit the database.... > And just to let u know,i m following a black box approach,i need to make > the implementation code independent. > how can i do it with the described scenario > what can i specify in the server_name header > any help will be highly appreciated. > thanks > furqan > > > > On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 5:15 PM, Dirk Kirsten <dk at basex.org> wrote: > >> Hello Furqan, >> >> please keep in mind to always include the mailing list in the list of >> recipients, as others might also benefit from your questions. Also, >> other people might have much better answers than I can give you. >> >> Sure you can use a network sniffer to listen to the traffic to/from a >> BaseX server. It is a standard TCP connection, so this is certainly >> possible. Just give it a try. >> >> The same holds for using a proxy: It is a very conventional TCP >> connection, so using a proxy shouldn't be a problem. Nginx should works >> as well, I guess (although I am by no means an expert in nginx). We have >> used it quite some times for projects using RestXQ to load-balance >> requests. How to actually achieve that heavily depends on the proxy you >> decide to use, so you might have to read up there how to do it in detail. >> >> Cheers, >> Dirk >> >> On 23/09/14 13:13, Furqan Khan wrote: >>> Derk,just a little quick question >>> if the using tcp/ip,so assuming my web server is on same machine port >> 8000 >>> and the basex server is also on same machine port 1984, >>> then will it be possible to use a packet sniffer such as wire shark to >> see >>> all incoming packets to the baseX-db port 1984... >>> Further more,is it possible for me to use a reverse proxy in front of >> basex >>> server (a web proxy such as nginx may not work)..,so that i may evaluate >>> incoming packets and trigger my script(java or lua) just as mysql has >> come >>> up with mysql proxy as a db-proxy(wh invokes lua scripts),is their any >> such >>> option available with basex or any such third party tool that could be >>> used...i further need to invoke a script,so its not only for analysis >>> purpose.... >>> thanks and regards >>> Furqan >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 1:50 PM, Furqan Khan <furqankhan08 at gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>>> thanks for the reply >>>> cheers >>>> furqan >>>> >>>> On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 1:16 PM, Dirk Kirsten <dk at basex.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello Furqan, >>>>> >>>>> welcome to the wonderful world of XML databases ;) >>>>> >>>>> Right now, BaseX only supports TCP/IP for client connect. So by >>>>> definition it will always be used as default. >>>>> The details of our server protocol can be found at >>>>> https://docs.basex.org/wiki/Server_Protocol >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Dirk >>>>> >>>>> On 23/09/14 07:27, Furqan Khan wrote: >>>>>> Hi >>>>>> i m a little new to xml-db environment. >>>>>> i need to know what are the possible ways to connect to baseX from >>>>> client >>>>>> api's. >>>>>> just like in sql the clients could connect to db using : >>>>>> 1)named pipes >>>>>> 2)shared memory >>>>>> 3)tcp and etc... >>>>>> >>>>>> Does basex offer all the functionalists... >>>>>> and by default whats the way a client connects,if the tcp connection >> is >>>>> not >>>>>> explicitly specified... >>>>>> >>>>>> regards >>>>>> Furqan >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Dirk Kirsten, BaseX GmbH, http://basex.org >>>>> |-- Firmensitz: Blarerstrasse 56, 78462 Konstanz >>>>> |-- Registergericht Freiburg, HRB: 708285, Geschäftsführer: >>>>> | Dr. Christian Grün, Dr. Alexander Holupirek, Michael Seiferle >>>>> `-- Phone: 0049 7531 28 28 676, Fax: 0049 7531 20 05 22 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> -- >> Dirk Kirsten, BaseX GmbH, http://basex.org >> |-- Firmensitz: Blarerstrasse 56, 78462 Konstanz >> |-- Registergericht Freiburg, HRB: 708285, Geschäftsführer: >> | Dr. Christian Grün, Dr. Alexander Holupirek, Michael Seiferle >> `-- Phone: 0049 7531 28 28 676, Fax: 0049 7531 20 05 22 >> >

On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 1:58 PM, Dirk Kirsten <dk at basex.org> wrote: > Hello Furqan, > > as I said, I am no nginx expert and you are probably better off asking > nginx people or on their mailing list for help. I would expect and > guess, that "server_name" can also contain an IP address. > > However, I read up on it a bit (see > > http://serverfault.com/questions/96469/is-there-a-way-to-forward-a-port-based-on-subdomain > ) > and I don't think this is easily possible by not using HTTP. > > So for now I guess your only option would be to use the webserver and > access BaseX using the REST or RESTXQ interface. > > Cheers, > Dirk > > On 24/09/14 08:15, Furqan Khan wrote: > > hie dirk,i will make that a practice. > > getting back to reverse proxy,when using restxq i some how think it is > > possible to proxy the web application but not the database server.lets > take > > the following nginx configuration > > > > nginx server configuration : > > server { > > > > listen *:80; //nginx server running on port 80. > > server_name www.mywebsite.com //port :8080 name of the > > website/database to proxy. > > access_log logs/test.log; > > > > location / { > > proxy_pass http://localhost:8080/db/mywebsite.com; > > //exact location of the site to be proxied > > > > } > > > > > > Now what my question is that,this configuration works very well for a web > > application,that is all requests for website "www.mywebsite.com" are > passed > > through the nginx server. > > but if i want requests for a db server basex to pass through it how do i > > specify that. > > i mean a web client can access www.mywebsite.com ,but a database client > > does not access the database directly from a browser.... > > assuming my basex server is running on port 1984 and the web application > is > > running on port 8000 ,both on same machine. > > now the web application opens the connection to port 1984 and sends > queries > > that i want to capture before they hit the database.... > > And just to let u know,i m following a black box approach,i need to make > > the implementation code independent. > > how can i do it with the described scenario > > what can i specify in the server_name header > > any help will be highly appreciated. > > thanks > > furqan > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 5:15 PM, Dirk Kirsten <dk at basex.org> wrote: > > > >> Hello Furqan, > >> > >> please keep in mind to always include the mailing list in the list of > >> recipients, as others might also benefit from your questions. Also, > >> other people might have much better answers than I can give you. > >> > >> Sure you can use a network sniffer to listen to the traffic to/from a > >> BaseX server. It is a standard TCP connection, so this is certainly > >> possible. Just give it a try. > >> > >> The same holds for using a proxy: It is a very conventional TCP > >> connection, so using a proxy shouldn't be a problem. Nginx should works > >> as well, I guess (although I am by no means an expert in nginx). We have > >> used it quite some times for projects using RestXQ to load-balance > >> requests. How to actually achieve that heavily depends on the proxy you > >> decide to use, so you might have to read up there how to do it in > detail. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Dirk > >> > >> On 23/09/14 13:13, Furqan Khan wrote: > >>> Derk,just a little quick question > >>> if the using tcp/ip,so assuming my web server is on same machine port > >> 8000 > >>> and the basex server is also on same machine port 1984, > >>> then will it be possible to use a packet sniffer such as wire shark to > >> see > >>> all incoming packets to the baseX-db port 1984... > >>> Further more,is it possible for me to use a reverse proxy in front of > >> basex > >>> server (a web proxy such as nginx may not work)..,so that i may > evaluate > >>> incoming packets and trigger my script(java or lua) just as mysql has > >> come > >>> up with mysql proxy as a db-proxy(wh invokes lua scripts),is their any > >> such > >>> option available with basex or any such third party tool that could be > >>> used...i further need to invoke a script,so its not only for analysis > >>> purpose.... > >>> thanks and regards > >>> Furqan > >>> > >>> > >>> On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 1:50 PM, Furqan Khan <furqankhan08 at gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>>> thanks for the reply > >>>> cheers > >>>> furqan > >>>> > >>>> On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 1:16 PM, Dirk Kirsten <dk at basex.org> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Hello Furqan, > >>>>> > >>>>> welcome to the wonderful world of XML databases ;) > >>>>> > >>>>> Right now, BaseX only supports TCP/IP for client connect. So by > >>>>> definition it will always be used as default. > >>>>> The details of our server protocol can be found at > >>>>> https://docs.basex.org/wiki/Server_Protocol > >>>>> > >>>>> Cheers, > >>>>> Dirk > >>>>> > >>>>> On 23/09/14 07:27, Furqan Khan wrote: > >>>>>> Hi > >>>>>> i m a little new to xml-db environment. > >>>>>> i need to know what are the possible ways to connect to baseX from > >>>>> client > >>>>>> api's. > >>>>>> just like in sql the clients could connect to db using : > >>>>>> 1)named pipes > >>>>>> 2)shared memory > >>>>>> 3)tcp and etc... > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Does basex offer all the functionalists... > >>>>>> and by default whats the way a client connects,if the tcp connection > >> is > >>>>> not > >>>>>> explicitly specified... > >>>>>> > >>>>>> regards > >>>>>> Furqan > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Dirk Kirsten, BaseX GmbH, http://basex.org > >>>>> |-- Firmensitz: Blarerstrasse 56, 78462 Konstanz > >>>>> |-- Registergericht Freiburg, HRB: 708285, Geschäftsführer: > >>>>> | Dr. Christian Grün, Dr. Alexander Holupirek, Michael Seiferle > >>>>> `-- Phone: 0049 7531 28 28 676, Fax: 0049 7531 20 05 22 > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> Dirk Kirsten, BaseX GmbH, http://basex.org > >> |-- Firmensitz: Blarerstrasse 56, 78462 Konstanz > >> |-- Registergericht Freiburg, HRB: 708285, Geschäftsführer: > >> | Dr. Christian Grün, Dr. Alexander Holupirek, Michael Seiferle > >> `-- Phone: 0049 7531 28 28 676, Fax: 0049 7531 20 05 22 > >> > > > > -- > Dirk Kirsten, BaseX GmbH, http://basex.org > |-- Firmensitz: Blarerstrasse 56, 78462 Konstanz > |-- Registergericht Freiburg, HRB: 708285, Geschäftsführer: > | Dr. Christian Grün, Dr. Alexander Holupirek, Michael Seiferle > `-- Phone: 0049 7531 28 28 676, Fax: 0049 7531 20 05 22 >