Core Java Web Server

If you're considering a move toward Sun's Java Web Server (JWS), this thorough and enthusiastically written guide to server-side Java may be the deciding factor. Besides essential server administration and development tips, this book covers many exciting Java server-side technologies. The authors of Core Java Web Server argue consistently that JWS offers a better way. Early sections show how to install JWS on Windows NT, Windows 95, Solaris, and Unix. The tour of basic Web administration is useful to anyone who is setting up JWS for the first time. Next comes an introduction to servlets--Java code that executes on the server. The authors cover generic servlets first and examine strategies and essential Java APIs for developers. Then they explain the basics of the HTTP protocol and servlets that generate HTML on the fly. These chapters provide crucial advice that will be useful for any serious Java Web developer. (Java servlets offer many distinct advantages over traditional Common Gateway Interface [CGI] scripts.) Later chapters show you that there are some tricks you'll need to know to implement servlets effectively, including material on such topics as caching and session management (using built-in Java APIs). The book closes with new server-side technologies from Sun, such as Server Beans, and Java Server Pages (JSP). --Richard Dragan