Using Java Servlets on IIS 4.0

ID: Q240842

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Information Server versions 3.0, 4.0

SUMMARY

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

Servlets can be used and migrated between web servers because they rely on the servlet API rather than the server itself.

To use 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), and the server must also support the Java Servlet API.

To implement Java Servlets on IIS, you need an engine to host them.

The following list are some possible:

IBM WebSphere Application Server
http://www.software.ibm.com/webservers/appserv/

Jrun from Live Software
http://www.livesoftware.com/

ServletExecTM 2.1
http://www.newatlanta.com/

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please see the following Web sites:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/server/components/catalog.asp

The JDK can be downloaded from JavaSoft:

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

Sun's Servlet tutorial:

http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/servlets/overview/index.html

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

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