I am newbies in Java, except knowing some JavaScripts, JSP for web programming. Currently, I am using PHP, MySQL, Apache, and now I would like extend my skills to Java.
I visited the java website, it seems to have many different packages and tech for different requirement. What should I learn for web programming? And which database is mostly fit for Java language? Mysql? oracle?
If you want to do web programming, JSP and JavaScript is a good start. You'll also need to know servlets.Since you are new to Java, you'll also need to learn some of the basic classes. I would start with Sun's Java tutorial and when you have mastered that move on to their J2EE tutorial and focus on the chapters that deal with servlets, jsps and related technologies. The J2EE tutorial will include other topics that you may not want to learn right now.
All major relational databases can be used with Java. The JDBC api can be used for all of them. There might be some minor differences in how you code you queries but the way you do things is the same regardless of the database.
