Types Of Server-Side Applications That Run On The Server; How Server-Side Applications Are Installed On The Server; Java Servlets And Javaserver Pages (Jsp) - Netscape ENTREPRISE SERVER 6.1 - 04-2002 ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Java Servlets and JavaServer Pages (JSP)

Types of Server-Side Applications That Run on
the Server
The Enterprise Server can run the following types of server-side applications to
dynamically generate content:
• Java servlets
• CGI programs
The Enterprise Server can also run programs that extend or modify the behavior of
the server itself. These programs, known as plug-ins, are written using the
Netscape Server Application Programming Interface (NSAPI). For information
about writing and installing plug-in programs, see the Netscape Enterprise Server
NSAPI Programmer's Guide.
How Server-Side Applications Are Installed on
the Server
Each type of program is installed onto the server differently. The following list
summarizes the procedures:
• For Java servlets, you can create and deploy web applications. For more
information, see "What the Server Needs to Run Servlets and JSPs," on
page 288.
• For CGI programs, you can configure your server to recognize all files with
certain filename extensions, or all files in specified directories as CGI
programs, or both. For more information, see "Installing CGI Programs," on
page 295, "Installing Windows NT/Windows 2000 CGI Programs," on
page 300, and "Installing Shell CGI Programs for Windows NT/Windows
2000," on page 303.
These installation procedures are described in the following sections.
Java Servlets and JavaServer Pages (JSP)
This section discusses how to install and use Java Servlets and JavaServer Pages™
on Enterprise Server.
The following topics are described:
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