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I have a Rasp pi project currently in the works for a college class... Everything is going great, but I really don't feel like my Pi (2B) will be able to handle being..

1.) Appache Web Server (CSS / HTML / PHP eww)

2.) MySQL Server

3.) Bluetooth Scanner (Python / Bluetooth Dongle)

All at the same time. Especially since every 30 seconds the database will be hit with about 20-30 requests (1 for each bluetooth device detected), and then the web server will be using some ajax/jquery to refresh content on the current webpage every 30ish seconds.

I traditionally come from IIS servers and .Net programming and the Microsoft suite of software products (SQL server), and I'm very new to Pi / Linux software tools & products.

I feel very limited in types of server-side languages I can use due to the limited amount of web servers that support Pi devices.

Onto the question(s) at hand...

1.) What other alternatives do I have to web servers? I really like c# and vb.net. And I really don't like PHP. Java is okay

2.) What alternatives do I have to mySQL? I looked into parse.com... has anyone had any success with using that for single-paged websites?

I hope this question isn't too broad or too opinion based.

THANKS!

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  • How big are the database tables? 20-30 hits sounds like a lot, but it might not be a problem if the tables are small. You could use Nginx instead of Apache, and you could try using SQLite instead of MySQL. – Steve Sep 28 '15 at 15:51
  • Not that big... 10 columns and maybe ~30 rows. I was looking into SQLite and it seemed plausible for what I am trying to create. – Christopher Sep 28 '15 at 15:55
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I use node.js and there are databases like mongodb you can use. Don't use the node from apt-get, Raspbian is quiet bad at keeping version up to date. Try here instead.

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  • Thank you, it appears that Node.Js is more lightweight and geared towards this type of use. I'll also look into mongodb. – Christopher Sep 30 '15 at 12:14

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