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288 Setup for Sample JSP Site
Checking for a web server
To develop and test dynamic web pages, you need a web server. A web
server is software that serves web pages in response to requests from web
browsers.
Make sure Microsoft IIS is installed and running on your hard disk or on a
remote Windows computer. (Macintosh users need to install Microsoft IIS
on a remote Windows computer.) A quick way to check whether IIS is
installed on a computer is to look at the folder structure to see whether it
contains a C:\Inetpub or D:\Inetpub folder. IIS creates this folder during
installation.
If IIS is not installed, install it now. For instructions, see “Installing a Web
Server” on page 231 .
After installing the web server, install the application server.
Installing a JSP application server
To process dynamic web pages, you need an application server. An
application server is software that helps a web server process web pages
containing server-side scripts or tags. When such a page is requested by a
browser, the web server hands the page off to the application server for
processing before sending the page to the browser. For more information,
see
“Understanding Web Applications” on page 217 .
Make sure a JSP application server is installed and running on the system
running IIS. (IIS may be located on your local hard disk or on a remote
computer.)
If you do not have a JSP application server, you can download and install
the Developer Edition of Macromedia JRun, a full-featured JSP
application server, from the Macromedia website at
www.macromedia.com/go/jrun/ .
JRun is available for both Windows and Macintosh. However, this guide
doesn’t cover using JRun on a Macintosh.