Java technology, created by Sun Microsystems, offers many benefits to                     

   Internet and application programmers. The JDK (Java Development Kit) enables developers to:

• Write software on one platform and run it on another.
• Create programs to run within a web browser.
• Develop server-side applications for online forums, stores, polls, processing
• HTML forms, and more.

There are several versions of the JDK that can be installed, or are already                         

installed, on your Virtual Server. The JDK contains the Java compiler and                       

Java executable, as well as the bulk of the standard Java libraries.

Installation

To install the JDK 2, do the following, depending on your Virtual Server O/S.

• FreeBSD  [ Java 1.2.2 ]
  You must install this yourself. Installation is not supported. See the following            

  for more information.

  • FreeBSD Java Project: JDK 2

• Solaris Java 1.3.0 ]
  To install JDK 2, connect to your Virtual Server  via Telnet or SSH and execute this                  

  command.

  % vinstall j2sdk
  

  It may be helpful to add the JDK 2 path (~/usr/local/j2sdk/bin)                                     

   to the path environment variable on your Virtual Server. Do this by adding                               

  the JDK 2 path to the "set path" line (make it the first path) in                                    

  your ~/.cshrc file. Then run the source command.

  % source ~/.cshrc
  

• BSD/OS
  JDK 2 is not available. Try JDK 1.1.

• Huh?
  If you don't know the Virtual Server O/S, try the following:

Java Servlets and JSPs

Java Servlets  and JSP(JavaServer Pages) technology provides Web                                 

 developers with a simple, consistent mechanism for extending the functionality               

  of a Web server. A servlet can almost be thought of as an applet that runs                        

 on the server side. JSP is a server-side technology that is an extension to the                  

Java Servlet technology. JSPs have dynamic scripting capability that works in                 

 tandem with HTML code, separating the page logic from the static elements--                  

   the actual design and display of the page.