Create a REST Web Service using Node.JS

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i need to create a web service to connect to an oracle database from a mobile application

i found some tutorial about creating a web service by using NODE.JS

my question : is it possible to create a REST web service with Node.js to connect to oracle database from my mobile apps ??

if you have an other idea how to create a rest web service using php plz tell me

Do you mean automatically, as in you just point something in node.js to your oracle db and it takes care of the rest, or just how to build a web service? — Tim Brown
– Tim Brown, Commented Mar 13, 2014 at 9:00
i need to build a rest web service to acccess to oracle db ( add , delete , ..... ) — user3309857
– user3309857, Commented Mar 13, 2014 at 9:02

thalisk · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-13 09:03:08Z

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Php is one thing: a language; NodeJS is another thing: a software platform used to build network applications in JavaScript. I assume you want to develop in JavaScript and not Php.

Yes, it is possible to do what you want. Look into the following packages:

oracle db driver: driver to connect from your node.js app to the oracle db
express: a web development framework

In summary, express will serve as your web server, it will define the REST service endpoints, receive the mobile client's requests, fetch the data from the Oracle db with the help of the aforementioned db driver, and return this data to the mobile client.

You can get started fast with express by generating a base skeleton app just by running:

$ express myAppName

answered Mar 13, 2014 at 9:03

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user3309857 Over a year ago

thank you , my situation is that i have a web site developped by php with oracle db , i need to create a mobile app using phonegap to do the different operations in db ( add , delete ,edit ) , so i need to create a web service that i never work with it , i don"t know from where to start creating the webservice

thalisk Over a year ago

Your Php site can stay as it is. You can build a Node.js app apart to provide the web service independently. Your mobile will just send the REST requests to the Node.js app.

Kevin Reilly · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-13 09:06:04Z

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Absolutely. For the REST server side of things, you might be interested in express or restify From the REST server / application you can use something like node-oracle to connect to the Oracle database.

answered Mar 13, 2014 at 9:06

Kevin Reilly

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user3309857 Over a year ago

thank you , after creating this web service , can i call it with ajax to fetch the data in an html page ??

Kevin Reilly Over a year ago

Definitely. Client request (jQuery or otherwise) -> Server handles request (Node.js + Express or otherwise) -> Server queries Oracle (node-oracle or otherwise) -> response returned to Client

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