Apache Tomcat is the most popular open-source de-facto Java Web application server, standard for today's Web developers using JSP/Servlets. Apache Tomcat 7 covers details on installation and administration of Apache Tomcat 7. It explains key parts of the Tomcat architecture, and provides an introduction to Java Servlet and JSP APIs in the context of the Apache Tomcat server. In addition to basic concepts and administration tasks, Apache Tomcat 7 covers some of the most frequently used advanced features of Tomcat, including security, Apache web server integration, load balancing, and embedding Tomcat server in Java applications. Finally, through a practical primer, it shows how to integrate and use some of the most popular Java technologies with Apache Tomcat. In summary, Apache Tomcat 7 offers both novice and intermediate Apache Tomcat users a practical and comprehensive guide to this powerful software.What you'll learn * Install and set up Tomcat 7 on Windows and Unix platforms * Manage and deploy application deployed on Tomcat 7 using Manager Application * Secure Tomcat 7 server using security realms or HTTPS protocol * Embed Tomcat 7 server into your desktop Java application * Efficiently configure Tomcat 7 with Apache Web server * Configure data sources and mail sessions using JNDI in Tomcat * Configure logging for web applications deployed on Tomcat server Who this book is for This book is for those Web developers and/or Java programmers new to the open-source Apache Tomcat Web server. It's also for those new to the latest release, version 7. Table of Contents * Introduction to Apache Tomcat 7 * Deploying Web Applications to Tomcat * Servlets, JSPs, and ServletContext * Using Tomcat's Manager Web Application * HTTP Sessions * Configuring Security Realms * Securing Tomcat with SSL * Valves and Servlet Filters * Embedding Tomcat * Integrating Apache Web Server * Integrating Spring MVC Framework * Logging in Tomcat * Configuring JNDI in Tomcat * Server.xml File * The Web.xml File

The move from socalled heavyweight architectures, such as Enterprise JavaBeans, toward lightweight frameworks, like Spring, has not stopped since Pro Spring was published by Rob Harrop and Jan Machacek in 2005; in fact, it's picked up pace. The Spring Framework remains the leader in this move and provides a platform on which you can build your own applications and services.

Pro Spring 2.5 covers the new features of Spring 2.5, but moreover, it is focused on the best practices and core standards of contemporary Spring development. As members of the Spring development team at Cake Solutions, the author team brings extensive practical experience gained from working with Spring since version 1.0 and delivering successful systems on top of it.

Learn the approaches that really matter in a professional, enterpriselevel environment, so you can apply them to your projects today, safe in the knowledge that they just work. What you'll learn Discover how to use Spring's Inversion of Control (IoC)Explore Spring's excellent aspectoriented programming (AOP) support, including Spring 2.5's new @AspectJ featureFind out how to use Spring's dynamic scripting language features, Spring design patterns, and performance tuning in Spring applicationsLearn what really works in realworld Spring developmentUnderstand Spring's support for the JDBC framework, Hibernate, the Quartz enterprise scheduler, declarative transaction management, and much moreMaster Spring's welldesigned MVC framework and add AJAX to your Spring web applications to create flexible, efficient, and manageable applications using the best techniques available Who this book is for

Enterprise Java, J2EE/Java EE developers looking to learn and use the Spring meta-framework, the now growing, leading alternative to J2EE/Java EE.