Web Application Deployment - Java

Exercises, examples and other material relating to training module A507. This topic is presented on public course Deploying Java Applications on Linux / Unix

Java can run on a web server and provide dynamic web pages to the visitor to your web site using Servlets and JSPs.

Articles and tips on this subject		updated
4431	A Java servlet that is also a stand alone program. And a server that is also a web client. I've been teaching the fundamentals of Java (a private 4 day course) to a number of groups over the past few weeks - each time tailoring the course towards the projects that the delegates (within a large organisation) will be using it for, and also tailoring to suite the background of the delegates. ...	2015-02-19
3997	Servlet v JSP (Java Server Page). What is the difference? A servlet is a web program that generates output (normally HTML) and returns it to a browser. A JSP (Java Server Page) is a page of HTML ... with some extra bits of code where programatic elements are added as it's returned to the browser So on the surface, it looks like there's a fundamental difference. ...	2013-02-07
3044	Changing a Servlet - more that just editing and compiling If you're going to modify a servlet, you'll need to edit and recompile the classes that you're changing - and chances are that will include the main application class. Which means you need to have access to the source. Not a problem if you're a developer of the product, but could be an issue if it's ...	2010-11-12
2525	Using JSPs, Tag Libraries, Java Beans, Tomcat in one short example I've just completed a Java Bootcamp Course. On Tuesday morning, I had newcomers to Java (but with prior programming experience) and by the end of Friday afternoon, they had written some good exercises, using the fundamentals of Java, including Utility classes, and they had also worked with and understood ...	2009-12-09
2151	What is a JSP tag library? Java programming is very different to writing HTML - web page authors expect a tag based language ... so why not provide one that provides some Java functionality? That's what tag libraries do. My slide shows a piece of Java program - defining a variable and calling a constructor; it's a pretty common ...	2009-05-02
479	New servlet from old Check list - how to modify a Servlet and install it under a new name on your Tomcat server. This scheme assumes that you're working at a machine that has Java installed, but doesn't have its own copy of Tomcat and all the extras (why would it - it's your development machine and not the server!) 1. ...	2006-06-05

Background information

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Topics covered in this module

Of Java Containers.
The Java stand-alone container.
Servlet containers.
JSPs.
Applet containers.
Other containers.

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