How This Guide Is Organized

This guide has the following sections:

• Chapter 1, Basic Tasks

  Introduces you to a few basic tasks associated with Sun Java System Web Server, including starting and accessing the server.

• Chapter 2, Creating and Using Virtual Servers

  Demonstrates the creation and use of listen sockets, virtual server classes, and virtual servers.

• Chapter 3, Enabling Access Control

  Shows how you can configure access control to protect resources on a virtual server.

• Chapter 4, Publishing Content

  Demonstrates how to set up a virtual server to support web publishing through Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) and also, how to access resources using a WebDAV-enabled client.

• Chapter 5, Making Content Searchable

  Demonstrates how you can use the search functionality to make content searchable on a virtual server.

• Chapter 6, Running Java Web Applications On Your Server

  Uses a sample application to show how you can deploy a Java web application on a virtual server.

• Chapter 7, Setting Up Database Connectivity

  Shows how you can set up database connectivity on a virtual server and create J2SE resources to store and retrieve data from a database.

• Chapter 8, Using CGI

  Demonstrates how to enable a virtual server to handle dynamic content using Common Gateway Interface (CGI) programs.

• Chapter 9, Using Sun Java System Active Server Pages

  Demonstrates how to enable a virtual server to handle dynamic content using Sun^TM Java System Active Server Pages.