JSP Server

[questionit]

Hi

My question is actually specifically about JSP.
I am looking for a wesite where i can put my JSP code and able to run it online.

I mean if i have no Tomcat or any server installed in my PC, can i use any online Tomcat server to practice my JSP code online ?


Thanks

[jhardman]

Most operating systems include a simple scripting webserver. They are not necessarily very robust, but I was under the impression they could handle jsp. The trick would be figuring out what server you have, and making sure it is turned on.

[questionit]

Most operating systems include a simple scripting webserver. They are not necessarily very robust, but I was under the impression they could handle jsp. The trick would be figuring out what server you have, and making sure it is turned on.

how can i find which server is installed and how to switch it on.

[jhardman]

What os do you have? some servers install when the os is installed, some leave them on the install disk unless you choose custom installation.

[questionit]

What os do you have? some servers install when the os is installed, some leave them on the install disk unless you choose custom installation.

Windows XP (service pack 2)

i have already tried opening .jsp file with internet explorer, but it does not open.

[jhardman]

I believe xp uses a server called IIS (internet information server). Search for that in your programs or on your install disk (the other option is PWS, personal web server, but I don't think microsoft included that with XP). The program needs to be running, it needs to be told that thte folder where you have your scripts has scripts that need to be interpreted, and you also probably need to link to the page in question rather than just opening it.

IIS should create a folder called inetpub (or maybe wwwroot), you need to put a default HTML page on that folder which links to your page, and type the following into your address bar: http://localhost/default.html , then follow the link to your scripted page.

If you just try to open the scripted page, windows explorer bypasses the server and just opens the file, but if you get to the file from a hyperlink, internet explorer will contact the server (IIS) and ask for the page, IIS opens it, interprets the script and sends it to IE. You obviously don't need to worry about bypassing windows explorer if the page is hosted on a different computer.