JSP on IIS 1

[Ladyhawk]

Is it possible to use JSP on Microsoft IIS? And if so, how do I do it? Ladyhawk.
** ASP/VB/Java Programmer **

 

[joelmac]

Why would you want to?? Apache Tomcat works fine on windows JoelMac

 

[meadandale]

IIS is not an application server. You need an application server like weblogic, tomcat,etc to use jsp pages. You can, however, have IIS proxy http requests back to the appserver for dynamic content and have IIS only serve up static content.

As Joel mentions, however, IIS is a piece of garbage. You would be much better off going with Apache for your web server.

 

[Ladyhawk]

I am already using ASP and have a intranet site which is in use. So I was wondering if I could use the same web server but write a site in JSP instead. Ladyhawk.
** ASP/VB/Java Programmer **

 

[meadandale]

Yes but you would need to have a J2EE application server running in order to serve them up. Seeing as M$ hates Sun, it seems unlikely that they would put a Java application server in IIS ;-)

 

[Ladyhawk]

I have found on article on it... from what I can tell so far it is possible.

http://www.verysimple.com/scripts/support_tc_iis.html

Ladyhawk.
** ASP/VB/Java Programmer **

 

[meadandale]

Haha, stop it you are killing me.

I never said it wasn't possible. I said that you needed an application server. Guess what that article shows you how to do? Install Tomcat...an application server!!!!!

Hahaha...

 

[Ladyhawk]

Gee... I hope you need help with something when you are starting out... that way I can laugh at you. Ladyhawk.
** ASP/VB/Java Programmer **

 

[sudhakarpinjala]

Hi
Ofcourse, its possible to use IIS for jsp.. but u need to integrate Jrun or any other app server with IIS... i worked on it 2 yrs

 

[meadandale]

Well ladyhawk, no offense but I gave you the answer twice and then you proceeded to post an 'aha' message like you had figured something new out. Why bother posting if you aren't going to listen to the answers you receive?

 

[pigsie]

sorry to hijack this thread but my question is related...

is an application server/servlet container/jsp container the same thing?

Thanks

 

[Ladyhawk]

meadandale, I was looking for a little more help than just you need an application server like Tomcat. And my post was not a 'aha' post, I thought the article went into the issue a bit more. Would you like me to give you a medal or something for your help... geeze.. grow up. Ladyhawk.
** ASP/VB/Java Programmer **

 

[POCKY]

sudhakarpinjala, How I can configure IIS & JRun !!!

 

[Guest_imported]

Hey there...who is this who says that you need an Application Server to run JSP???Excuse me and give me a break.

An Application Server is not used for using JSP pages ok.It is just used for any middleware purposes like deployment of Enterprise BEans or COM components in case of Microsoft Technologies alright !!!!!

So LadyHawk, for using JSP pages, you just require a Web Server like JWS or Apache and even IIS would do.You need to put your JSP files under the same directory where you put your .ASP files in IIS 4.0 .

Thats it !!!!!

 

[iSeriesCodePoet]

Code _wizard_female,

Sorry to burst your bubble, but Apache and IIS alone can not process java. They need the application server to do it (yes, like Tomcat). Typically, the application server is used for serving JSP and servlets. But of course it also provides the framework for other web-based applications. Mike Wills
IBM iSeries (AS/400) Programmer

http://www.koldark.net

Please, if you find my post useful, let me know.

 

[Guest_imported]

well yeah i know that, what i meant was that just an application server is not used for JSP, you need to have a web server definitely .... for that isnt it????????

 

[iSeriesCodePoet]

Most application servers are webservers... You don't need anything else. Sometimes for speed improvement you can attach a webserver to handle all static HTML requests. Mike Wills
IBM iSeries (AS/400) Programmer

http://www.koldark.net

Please, if you find my post useful, let me know.

 

[meadandale]

An application server IS used for jsp. Jsp pages are compiled into servlets and servlets require an application server to run. You DO NOT NEED a web server to run jsp pages but you DO need an application server.

 

[Guest_imported]

well, you know what, we have been developing sites since the last 2 years...earlier we used to use servlets and now we are using JSP, and while using both the technologies, we never used any Application Servers...we only used a Web Server which is JWS.

You are correct that JSPs compile into Servlets, but sorry to say, but servlets run on Web Servers alone also.

Ofcourse both can run on Application Servers, as Kodark just mentioned above that all application servers are web servers too, hence they can run on an Application Server.

But the statement that "You DO NOT NEED a web server to run jsp pages but you DO need an application server.", is wrong !!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Guest_imported]

well, you know what, we have been developing sites since the last 2 years...earlier we used to use servlets and now we are using JSP, and while using both the technologies, we never used any Application Servers...we only used a Web Server which is JWS.

You are correct that JSPs compile into Servlets, but sorry to say, but servlets run on Web Servers alone also.

Ofcourse both can run on Application Servers, as Kodark just mentioned above that all application servers are web servers too, hence they can run on an Application Server.

But the statement that "You DO NOT NEED a web server to run jsp pages but you DO need an application server.", is wrong !!!!!!!!!!!