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1.5 Installation and Setup

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Java Web Server 2.0

install_dir/servlets

Location for frequently changing servlet classes. The server 

automatically detects when servlets in this directory change, 

and reloads them if necessary. This is in contrast to Tomcat and 

the JSWDK, where you have to restart the server when a servlet 

that is already in server memory changes. Most commercial 

servers have an option similar to this auto reloading feature.

install_dir/classes

Location for infrequently changing servlet classes.

install_dir/lib

Location for JAR files containing classes.

I realize that this sounds a bit overwhelming. Don't worry, I'll walk you

through the process with a couple of different servers when I introduce some

real servlet code in the next chapter.

Second edition of this book: www.coreservlets.com; Sequel: www.moreservlets.com.

Servlet and JSP training courses by book's author: courses.coreservlets.com.