Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0.9 Release Notes

Features and Enhancements in 7.0 Update 1

Web Server 7.0 Update 1 is an update release to the major release of Web Server 7.0.

In addition to the features and enhancements in Web Server 7.0 listed later in these release notes, Web Server 7.0 Update 1 supports the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) 5.0 and Web 2.0 technologies. The details of these features and enhancements are described in the sections below.

Java Servlet 2.5 and JavaServer Pages (JSP) 2.1 Support

Web Server includes a Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) 5 compliant implementation of the Java Servlet 2.5 and JavaServer Pages (JSP) 2.1 technology specifications. Web Server provides the flexibility and reliability needed to design and deploy web applications that comply with Java technology standards.

Java Servlet technology provides web developers with a simple, consistent mechanism for extending the functionality of a Web Server and for accessing existing business systems. JSP technology provides a simplified and a fast way to create dynamic web content. JSP technology enables rapid development of web-based applications that are server and platform-independent.

For information about these technologies, see http://java.sun.com/javaee/5/docs/tutorial/doc/.

JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library 1.2 and JavaServer Faces 1.2 Support

The JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library 1.2 provides custom tags that encapsulate core functionality common to many web applications. JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library has support for common, structural tasks such as iteration and conditionals. It provides tags for manipulating XML documents, internationalization tags, and SQL tags. It also provides a framework for integrating existing custom tags with JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library tags.

Web Server supports JavaServer Faces technology. JavaServer Faces is a user interface framework for building web applications.

For information about these technologies, see: http://java.sun.com/j2ee/1.4/docs/tutorial/doc/index.html.

Accelerator Cache Technology

Web Server includes new accelerator cache technology that speeds the delivery of small files. The accelerator cache is automatically enabled and requires no configuration. For more information, see File Cache Statistics Information in Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0.9 Performance Tuning, Sizing, and Scaling Guide.

Administration Support for Configuring FastCGI

You can configure a single FastCGI application using the Admin Console as well as the Command Line Interface (CLI).You can also configure the FastCGI with Web Server using the configuration files.

To configure multiple FastCGI applications , see Configuring Multiple FastCGI Applications in Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0.9 Administrator’s Guide.

NetBeans Support

Web Server provides plug-ins to integrate with the NetBeans Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for deploying and debugging web applications. NetBeans is a complete development environment to create Java Platform Enterprise Edition (Java EE) based web applications with the standard components.

In addition to the deployment of web applications, the plug-in also provides support for the following activities:

For information about NetBeans, see: http://www.netbeans.org/kb/index.html.

For more information about using NetBeans with Web Server, see: http://webserver.netbeans.org.

Admin Console Support for Configuring Regular Expressions

Web Server provides support for writing regular expressions within the obj.conf file through the Admin Console. However, writing regular expressions through the Admin Console is limited to the form of <If>..</If> conditions for URL redirects.

For more information on using the Admin Console for writing regular expressions, see the Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0.9 Administrator’s Guide.

GUI and CLI Support for Pattern Matching

Web Server provides support for configuring the URIs, URI prefixes, URI wildcard patterns properties through the Admin Console and the Admin CLI.

For more information on using the Admin Console for configuring URI pattern properties, see the Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0.9 Administrator’s Guide.

For more information on using the CLI commands for configuring URI pattern properties, see the Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0.9 CLI Reference Manual.