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Provides information on using Ajax in building Web applications.

What is this book about? Tomcat is an open source web server that processes JavaServer Pages and Java Servlets. It can run as a stand-alone server or be integrated with Apache. Like Apache, the core Tomcat program is relatively simple, but there are many enhancements that can be added to make it much more complex. What does this book cover? You will learn how to integrate Tomcat with the Apache HTTP server (and the situations when you should and you shouldn't), how to set up database connectivity through JDBC, and how to ensure your web applications are secure. This book will provide you, the server administrator, with the necessary knowledge to install and configure Tomcat, as well as many of the most popular enhancements to the Tomcat package. It will help you plan the installation and possible growth options of your site. Here are just a few of the things you'll find covered in this book: Tomcat 3.x, Tomcat 4.0.x, and Tomcat 4.1.x The Tomcat architecture Tomcat installation and configuration Apache and Tomcat integration using the AJP and WARP connectors Tomcat security with SSL, realms, and the Java Security Manager Shared Tomcat hosting, server load testing, and load balancing Managing and administering web applications JDBC with Tomcat Ant and Log4j It will also cover some of the tools that can be integrated with Tomcat, such as Ant (for automatically building web applications) and Log4J (for advanced logging). Who is this book for? This book is for professionals working with Java web applications. It assumes a certain knowledge of the JSP and Servlet technologies, but only from an administrator's point of view. Knowledge of databases, XML, HTML, networking, and general administrative techniques is also assumed.

What is this book about? The Apache Tomcat server and related technologies give Java developers a rich set of tools to quickly build more sophisticated Web applications. Tomcat version 5 supports the latest JSP and Servlet specifications, JSP 2.0, and Servlets 2.4. This completely updated volume offers you a thorough education in Tomcat 5 as well as 4.1. What does this book cover? You will learn to solve the problems that arise with installation and configuration, security, system testing, and more. This edition also introduces you to Tomcat clustering for planning and deploying installations in mission-critical production environments, and explores the new support for Tomcat in popular IDEs, such as IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, NetBeans/Sun Java Studio, and JBuilder. You’ll discover how to manage class loaders and Connectors, understand how to use IIS as a Web server front-end for Tomcat, examine JDBC-related issues in Tomcat, and be ready to put this technology to work. Here are some other things you'll learn from this book: Techniques and troubleshooting tips for installing JVM and Tomcat on Windows and UNIX/Linux systems Detailed Tomcat configuration, such as Access log administration, Single Sign-on across Web applications, request filtering, the Persistent Session Manager, and JavaMail session setup How to resolve JDBC connectivity issues, including connection pooling, JNDI emulation, configuring a data source, and alternative JDBC configurations How to use Web servers like Apache and IIS with Tomcat to serve static content A wide range of security issues, from securing Tomcat installations to configuring security policies for Web applications that run on them How to configure Tomcat for virtual hosting environments Procedures for load-testing Web applications deployed in Tomcat using the open source JMeter framework How to set up Tomcat clustering to provide scalability and high availability to Web applications How to embed Tomcat within custom applications Who is this book for? This book is for J2EE system administrators and Java developers with responsibilities for Tomcat configuration, performance tuning, system security, or deployment architecture.

Web Services is a paradigm that has evolved over the years. With successful demonstration of its proof of concept, Web Services are gradually moving towards occupying an important mechanism for e-commerce, because of the industry's awareness of its potential for integration. Security is a not only a prime requirement to implement e-business, but also an important concern due to the fact that Web Services can penetrate through firewalls.

After depleting their own bay of fish, three greedy fisherman brothers find their way past Minke, a big whale that guards the entrance to the Bay of Plenty, and eventually learn their lesson about pollution and overfishing.

AJAX s'est imposé comme technique privilégiée de programmation d'interfaces depuis l'essor des applications orientées Web, et particulièrement Web 2.0. Le code côté client redevient un élément fondamental de l'interaction avec les services Web, et les bibliothèques JavaScript facilitant les interactions entre les utilisateurs et les serveurs de données fleurissent pour toutes les plates-formes. Ajax par la pratique se veut aussi complet que possible sur les différents moyens de mettre en œuvre Ajax, indépendamment du navigateur, et quelle que soit l'architecture utilisée. Vous apprendrez bien sûr à maîtriser le comportement de l'objet XMLHttpRequest sur toutes les plates-formes, mais vous vous familiariserez surtout avec les bibliothèques et APIs les plus intéressantes comme Script.aculo.us, Prototype, Dojo, ou E4X. Voici un extrait de la table des matières, qui vous donnera un avant-goût des thèmes abordés en détail dans cet ouvrage : Fonctionnement d'Ajax ; Principaux toolkits Ajax ; Ajaxifier une application ; Débloguer une application Ajax ; Ajax en mode dégradé ; JSON et JSON-RPC ; Ajax et java ; Ajax et PHP ; Ajax et Rails ; Ajax en mode proxy avec DWR ; ASP.NET et Atlas. Vous apprendrez même les grands principes de la programmation d'interface en JavaScript grâce à une étude en profondeur du fonctionnement de Google Maps. Ce livre est particulièrement adapté aux programmeurs, mais les architectes et les designers y puiseront aussi l'inspiration nécessaire à la conception des applications Web de demain.