Chapter 5. Servlet support

The aim of this chapter is to explain how you will use a servlet with the WebSphere Application Server, from an administrative and architectural point of view. We do not try to explain in detail how to write servlets; for that information, please see Servlet and JSP Programming with IBM WebSphere Studio and VisualAge for Java, SG24-5755.

We provide an overview of the servlet concept, and a short summary of how servlets work, discussing in brief the process flow, the API, and the life cycle. This has been kept to a minimum; the aforementioned redbook on servlets has a far more in-depth explanation for those readers who are interested.

We discuss how the WebSphere Application Server treats servlets, and where they fit ...

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