Server Side Java 

is Driving the Web

Get on board or get out of the way

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Servlets

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Compiling and Invoking 

Servlets

Set your CLASSPATH

Servlet JAR file (e.g., install_dir/lib/servlet.jar). 

Top of your package hierarchy

Put your servlet classes in proper location

Locations vary from server to server. E.g.,

tomcat_install_dir/webapps/ROOT/WEB INF/classes

See http://archive.coreservlets.com/Using Tomcat.html

jrun_install_dir/servers/default/default app/

WEB INF/classes

Invoke your servlets

http://host/servlet/ServletName

Custom URL to servlet mapping (via web.xml)

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