GGF FAQ
Q: What are
the main application areas of GGF ?
A:
Professional database applications with HTML user interface.
Q: Why HTML
and not Javascript and
A: Security
reasons. GGF applications run also under the most restrictive security settings
of web browsers.
Q: In which
language is GGF written ?
A: it is
written in PHP5
Q: What’s
about performance. Isn’t PHP too slow for professional applications ?
A: PHP may
be not too fast out of the box, but – as a recent performance contest showed
- with APC (advanced PHP cache)
activated, it can outperform Java and C++. Many well known web sites like
facebook are implemented in PHP.
Q: Which
databases will be supported ?
A: Out of
the box it supports MySQL 5. Adaptation to other databases is possible.
Q: Is MySQL
ready for prime time ?
A: In most
cases: yes. Its fast and reliable. There are many examples for professional use
of MySQL. Since version 5 it supports views
and stored procedures which were the last missing important features.
Q: Is it
object oriented ?
A: yes.
Many years of OO experience with Smalltalk, Object Pascal, C++, and Java ran
into it.
Q: Is GGF
free ?
A: Yes, GGF
is free under the terms of the APACHE License modified by some points. See the license.htm.
Q: How to
get support ?
A: First
read the FAQ. If you don’t find what you need, write a mail to office11 @ reinhtml.eu
We will try to answer soon.
Q: Where
can I express my wishes to further development of GGF ?
A: Write a
mail to office11 @ reinhtml.eu We will
try to answer soon.