Help me get started
I'm trying to write a basic web-database application and I'm going about it all wrong. Can somebody help me get started? I need to know what book is good for the programmer who has a lot of web experience and a solid understanding of Java. I don't want anything too wordy. I may want to get into EJBs after I'm comfortable but I don't want to start there. I have downloaded Orionserver and Tomcat and I'm not sure which one is better. I have experience configuring an AS/400 web server and I'm a little familiar with XML but I'm having trouble getting authentication on the Orionserver working. Also debugging is giving me head aches. I downloaded Forte Netbeans but that seems to run slow on my work PC (350MHZ) I haven't put it on my laptop (233MHZ, what I'm using primarily for Java development.)because of this. Any and all guidance is appreciated. Thanx!
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cliff76] at [2007-9-26 3:10:47]
Looks like you first of all deserve a good 5/10 minute beer break. After that, if you are willing to discount I don't want anything too wordy, see http://java.sun.com/j2ee/docs.html#tutorials
Thanx you neville,
I should clarify. I have written simple servlets before so I would need something a little more technical than a basic JSP/servlet tutorial. I perferr something that I could understand easily since I know how some manuals jump right in with technical terms with the assumption you know what they're referring to. What I'm really looking for is maybe a good book on Tomcat or something with good examples on configuring a Java web server like Tomcat for an application like what I'm attempting.
I really don't have a problem with the coding aspects I just get tripped up over the different implementations of web servers. Like I said earlier, I got my original experience with the IBM http server for the AS/400. The config files for this had nothing to do with XML. They were simple properties files that were read in at startup. From what I've seen in Orionserver and Tomcat most of the available options are set in XML files to track a problem you have to dig thru log files which may or may not give you what you're looking for. I'm really brand new to these kinds of web servers and this is where most of my questions lie. (Look at me, I'm just as wordy as some of those tech manuals!)
Thanx for all help,
Cliff
PS. As much as I would enjoy the beer break, I have been dry for the whole year so far.
