Tomcat Web Server Administration

Course Outline

Day 1

• Apache and Jakarta Tomcat
• Brief history of Apache
• Apache Software Foundation
• Jakarta Project
• J2EE Technologies
• Java Web Development
• Servlets/JSP Containers
• Java Web Applications
• Overview of Servlets
• Advantages of Servlets
• Lifecycle of a Servlet
• Overview of JavaServer Pages
• A Simple JavaServer Page
• JSP and JavaBeans
• JSP Tag Libraries
• The Struts Framework
• Installing Tomcat
• Downloading and Installing Apache Tomcat
• Overview of Installing Tomcat
• Download Tomcat
• Download and install Ant

Day 2

• Tomcat Directories
• Examining the Tomcat Installation Directories
• Tomcat Directory Structure
• Web Application Directory Structure
• Configuring Tomcat
• Tomcat Configuration Techniques
• Tomcat’s Component Architecture
• Deploying Web Applications
• Web Application Administration
• Deploying Web Applications
• The Directory Structure of a Web App

Day 3

• Tomcat Manager
• Deploying and Managing Web Application using the Tomcat Manager
• Advanced Features
• Valves
• Filters
• JNDI
• JDBC Connectivity
• Connection Pools
• Data source

Day 4

• Security
• File System security
• Java security manager
• Security manager tips
• Security realms
• User and Roles
• Tomcat for SSL
• Connectors
• Connecting Tomcat to Apache
• Overview of Connectors
• Shared Hosting
• Overview of Shard Hosting

Hands-on Assignments

The key concepts taught will be immediately followed up by the hands-on assignments in the lab to facilitate ease of understanding.

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