The document narrates a non-fiction story about Joseph, an Oracle DBA who faces a production database incident while away from the office and wishes to manage it remotely using his smartphone. It describes a solution called esql+, which allows users to send SQLPlus statements via email for execution on an Oracle database. Pre-requisites and installation instructions for esql+ are included, along with contact information for support.

1. EMAIL SQLPlus (ESQL+)
Administering Oracle DB via emails

2. This is a non-fiction story
Joseph works as an
Oracle DBA
One day, he leaves the
office for an urgent
personal reason
He gets a call from the
office about an incident
in the Production
database.
Now Joseph has to be
in two places at once
Joseph shouted : “Why
can’t I use my smart
phone to connect to
the database!?”
ESQL+

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1. Send an email containing the
SQLPlus statements to a specific
mailbox
2. Receive email and record the
statements
3. Execute SQL+ Statements
4. Reply to sender the execution
results
5. Confirm success of execution
Terminal
Machine Oracle Database
Solution Approach

4. Pre-requisites
• Terminal Machine
– Oracle DB >=10g
– Can Connect to Production DBs
– Can Connect to SMTP & POP3/IMAP ports of the mail
server
– SMTP Relay is granted on the mail server
• Email account
– Dedicated email to receive and reply to ESQL+ emails

6. Installation of ESQL+
• Click the below link to download ESQL+ and the
installation guide
http://goo.gl/LDZX1I
• Contact email info@joseph-mansour.com

7. Thank you
Joseph Mansour
www.joseph-mansour.com