JBoss vs Tomcat Standalone
hi everyone,
i'm new to Java web development and would like to seek for some of your experience...
before i had use Tomcat along to develop my JSP/Servlet...a few years later now...i am about to get into a new project...and i heard about JBoss...
my questions are:
- is JBoss good? How easy is it to setup as compared to Tomcat standalone?
- is JBoss integrating Apache and Tomcat such that i can directly use Apache as the web server without much extra setup?
- if i am getting my website hosted by some hosting company...do i need to know whether they support JBoss before i start my development?
thank you for your time!
> hi everyone,
>
> i'm new to Java web development and would like to
> seek for some of your experience...
>
> before i had use Tomcat along to develop my
> JSP/Servlet...a few years later now...i am about to
> get into a new project...and i heard about JBoss...
>
> my questions are:
> - is JBoss good?
Good for what?
You realize, of course, that JBoss and Tomcat are two different animals. JBoss is a Java EE app server, and Tomcat is a servlet/JSP engine. JBoss has a servlet/JSP engine, just like all Java EE app servers do. It's likely to USE Tomcat.
The biggest thing that JBoss gives you in addition to servlets and JSPs is EJBs. Do you know what those are? Is that why you're interested in JBoss?
What are you planning to do with EJBs?
> How easy is it to setup as compared to Tomcat standalone?
It's harder, because there are potentially more moving pieces.
> - is JBoss integrating Apache and Tomcat such that i
> can directly use Apache as the web server without
> much extra setup?
You don't need an Apache web server to use Tomcat or JBoss. Both have HTTP servers built in.
> - if i am getting my website hosted by some hosting
> company...do i need to know whether they support
> JBoss before i start my development?
If you plan on using JBoss, I'd say yes.
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