semantic web tools in a shared hosting environment

Hi all,

 

I'm hoping that someone can provide some advice/pointers on
setting-up/configuring semantic web tools (e.g. RDF parsers, SPARQL
services, etc.) in a shared hosting environment where one does not have
root access, etc.  Assuming that languages such as Perl, Python, and PHP
are accessible (but not Java), I'm really looking for some advice on
common tool scenarios that support basic RDF/RDFS, SPARQL, and would
allow for the possibility to extend to using OWL.  I have looked on the
W3C site at the list of tools but have found that the tools are not
always up-to-date and I do not necessarily know which tools work well
together.  I also think that the limitations of a shared environment
might play a role here (but am not sure).  Here are some specific
questions that I've asked myself over the past few months:

 

*	What Perl RDF/RDFS tools are up-to-date?  Do any support SPARQL?
And is the installation [in a shared environment] straightforward?
*	For SPARQL, is it best [again, considering the shared
environment] to reuse a generic SPARQL service rather than build my own
"endpoint"?
*	Is it reasonable to consider applying cwm in a CGI script?
*	For a small-scale application, is a true "triple store" database
actually necessary?  Would it be simpler (especially for learning) to
simply use flat files?  If so, this would potentially simplify my
configuration work.

 

I realize that my question(s) may be somewhat vague but I'm having some
trouble in moving from conceptual understanding of the semantic web
concepts to an actual web implementation.  For now, this will be for my
own prototyping and play but in the future I have considered using the
Event ontology as a basis for a musician friend's website which tracks
his "gig" schedule.  This has really been the basis for my questions.
Thanks for any comments/advice!

 

Matt (Johnson)