Preface

This manual describes how to install, configure, and maintain mod_plsql. It cont ains the following chapters:

Chap ter 1, "Understanding mod_plsql" provides an overview of mod_plsql and its features.
Chapter 2, "Configuring mod_plsql" explains how to use mod_plsql.
Chapter 3, "Securing Application Database Access Through mod _plsql" describes how to secure the database access using mod_plsql.
Chapter 4, "Optimizing PL/SQL Performance" describes how to optimize PL/SQL performance.
Appendix A, "Frequently Asked Questions" contains the answers to frequently asked questions.

Ne w Features

New features in this release of mod_plsql include:

Enhanced OWA packages to allow better byte-packing of response data fr om multibyte databases resulting in fewer round-trips to the database.
Reduced PL/SQL function call overheads in heavily called OWA package APIs like htp.p.
Enhanced performance logging in mod_plsql. See "What kinds of logging facilities are available in mod_plsql?" in Appendix A, "Frequently Asked Questions" for more information.
Enhanced security by obscuring schema passwords in the DAD configuration.
Removed the requirement to have /pls in the virtual path for accessing mod_plsql. It can still be used, but is no longer required. mod_plsql has been integrated in the Oracle HTTP Server configuration and so a mod_p lsql URL no longer needs to start with a "/pls" prefix.

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