Ian McFarland & Peter Harrison 
Mastering Tomcat Development 

Learn how to use Tomcat to quickly build more sophisticated Webapplications This comprehensive introduction to developing complex Webapplications using Tomcat and related Apache Jakarta technologiesexamines everything you need to know about Tomcat 4–thepopular, award-winning server for implementing and deployingservlets and Java Server Pages. Tomcat helps developers createdynamic Web content without the problems associated with othermethods, like CGI scripts. Author Peter Harrison has written thefirst book to cover Tomcat from a developer’s perspective. He showsyou how to use Tomcat by itself as well as with related Apache Jakarta technologies to develop dynamic Web applications, andyou’ll also learn techniques for improving your programmingproductivity.This practical, guide is packed with source code and examples ofreal-world Web applications. Plus, you’ll discover other excitingfeatures of Tomcat, including:* A code-intensive guide to building Web applications that run on Tomcat* Details on using other Apache Jakarta technologies-including Struts, Taglibs, Velocity, and CVS-with Tomcat to form acomprehensive Java Web development process* Complete guidelines for installing, configuring, andadministering Tomcat, including coverage of the new Managerapplication and Web application deployment process The companion Web site contains:* All source code from the book* Working demonstrations* Links to additional resources

Daftar Isi

Acknowledgments.About the Authors.Introduction.PART I. TOMCAT CONFIGURATION AND MANAGEMENT.Chapter 1. Introduction to Tomcat.Chapter 2. Installing Tomcat.Chapter 3. Configuring Tomcat.Chapter 4. Hello World Wide Web.Chapter 5. Anatomy and Life Cycle of a Servlet.Chapter 6. Configuring Web Applications.Chapter 7. The server.xml File in Depth.Chapter 8. Managing Authentication with Realms.Chapter 9. The Manager Application.Chapter 10. The Model-View-Controller Architecture.PART II. TOMCAT DEVELOPMENT.Chapter 11. Java Server Pages.Chapter 12. Tag Libraries.Chapter 13. MVC with Struts.Chapter 14. Template Systems.Chapter 15. Session Management.Chapter 16. Databases, Connection Pools, and JDBC.Chapter 17. Database-Aware Objects.Chapter 18. Security.Chapter 19. The Development Cycle.Chapter 20. Developing Web Applications with Ant and XDoclet.Appendix A. Server Configuration (server.xml) Reference.Appendix B. The Deployment Descriptor (web.xml) Reference.Index.

Tentang Penulis

PETER JOEL HARRISON is Senior Developer for Customer Information Technologies, focusing on developing Java applications withservlets and JSP. Harrison is also a Webmaster for Dev Centre.org, aresource for Java open source developers.IAN MCFARLAND is president of NEO Ventures, a software consultingcompany that specializes in Java Web application development. Ianworked with Ted Nelson on the famous Xanadu system and helpedlaunch Hotwired.