How to use Java servlets on IIS (240842)

We strongly recommend that all users upgrade to Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 6.0 running on Microsoft Windows Server 2003. IIS 6.0 significantly increases Web infrastructure security. For more information about IIS security-related topics, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/prodtech/IIS.mspx

INTRODUCTION

Java servlets are server-side Web server extensions. Java servlets are designed as a Java replacement for CGI.

Java servlets can be used between Web servers. Java servlets can be migrated between Web servers. You can do this because Java servlets rely on the Java servlet API rather than the server itself.

To use Java servlets on a Web server, the Web server must have a Virtual Machine that can support the language of the servlet, in this case Java. The server must also support the Java servlet API.

To implement Java servlets on Internet Information Server (IIS), you have to have an engine to host the Java servlets.

The following are possible host engines for Java servlets:

IBM WebSphere Application Server
http://www.software.ibm.com/webservers/appserv/
Jrun from Macromedia
http://www.macromedia.com/software/jrun
ServletExec 2.1 from New Atlanta Communications
http://www.newatlanta.com/

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to download the JDK from JavaSoft, visit the following Sun Web site:

http://java.sun.com/products/index.html

For additional information about the servlet tutorial, visit the following Sun Web site:

http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/articles/tutorial

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