newbie: popular web servers for Windows?

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R.A.M. - 29 Dec 2006 10:30 GMT

Hello,
I am a user of Windows XP and I would like to learn Java, espacially JSP,
Servlets and JDBC. I have a question: what are the most popular web servers
for Windows XP working with Java? Should I install Apache, for instance? So
far I was using IIS 5.1, but I was not programming in Java.
Could you help me please? Thank you!
/RAM/

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Lew - 30 Dec 2006 07:14 GMT

> Hello,
> I am a user of Windows XP and I would like to learn Java, espacially JSP,
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> Could you help me please? Thank you!
> /RAM/

Tomcat, from the Apache project.
http://tomcat.apache.org/

- Lew

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R.A.M. - 05 Jan 2007 06:49 GMT

I heard that Tomcat is a popular web server for Java.
How about Micorsoft IIS?

> Hello,
> I am a user of Windows XP and I would like to learn Java, espacially JSP,
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> Could you help me please? Thank you!
> /RAM/

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IchBin - 05 Jan 2007 13:10 GMT

> I heard that Tomcat is a popular web server for Java.
> How about Micorsoft IIS?
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>> Could you help me please? Thank you!
>> /RAM/

Yes, I used Tomcat on my windows machine to use Java JSP. As for JDBC I
used HSQLDB with no problems. I ran Apache in front of Tomcat because of
security reasons. I was running my website from my PC.

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Lew - 06 Jan 2007 16:14 GMT

> Yes, I used Tomcat on my windows machine to use Java JSP. As for JDBC I
> used HSQLDB with no problems. I ran Apache in front of Tomcat because of
> security reasons. I was running my website from my PC.

There are many excellent reasons to front Tomcat with Apache Web Server in
addition to security. (I'm not even sure security is really a compelling
reason per se, but there definitely are more options with Apache WS in front.)

Apache WS gives supreme control over nearly every aspect of the web server.
Some of the questions I've seen about Tomcat, such as how to suppress access
to certain resources (OK, that is a security matter), could be most
efficaciously handled by putting WS in front. Its proxy capabilities, handling
of SSL, flexibility in mapping domain names and a host of other features make
it more than just a doorway to the Web apps.

- Lew

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Sean Fritz - 06 Jan 2007 08:25 GMT

> Hello,
> I am a user of Windows XP and I would like to learn Java, espacially JSP,
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> Could you help me please? Thank you!
> /RAM/

I used Apache. I've never used it on Windows, so I don't know if there are
any differences from the Linux version. It's been a very stable web server
for me, though a bit complicated to configure.

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TideRider - 14 Apr 2007 15:37 GMT

I would recommend Tomcat, which can either act as a servlet container (i.e.
adapter for Java Web applications) for a web server such as Apache, or as
a standalone web server/servlet container.

If you find that the limitations of a standalone Tomcat server are getting in your
way, you can upgrade to the Apache-Tomcat combination, with a bit more
complexity to deal with.

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| Hello,
| I am a user of Windows XP and I would like to learn Java, espacially JSP,
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
| Could you help me please? Thank you!
| /RAM/

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