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covered in detail throughout this book. Tomcat, like Apache 

itself, is free. However, also like Apache (which is very fast, highly 

reliable, but a bit hard to configure and install), Tomcat requires 

significantly more effort to set up than do the commercial servlet 

engines. For details, see 

http://jakarta.apache.org/

.

JavaServer Web Development Kit (JSWDK). 

The JSWDK is the official reference implementation of the 

servlet 2.1 and JSP 1.0 specifications. It is used as a small 

stand alone server for testing servlets and JSP pages before they 

are deployed to a full Web server that supports these 

technologies. It is free and reliable, but takes quite a bit of 

effort to install and configure. For details, see 

http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/download.html

.

Allaire JRun. 

JRun is a servlet and JSP engine that can be plugged into 

Netscape Enterprise or FastTrack servers, IIS, Microsoft 

Personal Web Server, older versions of Apache, O'Reilly's 

WebSite, or StarNine WebSTAR. A limited version that 

supports up to five simultaneous connections is available for 

free; the commercial version removes this restriction and adds 

capabilities like a remote administration console. For details, 

see 

http://www.allaire.com/products/jrun/

. 

New Atlanta's ServletExec. ServletExec is a servlet and JSP 

engine that can be plugged into most popular Web servers for 

Solaris, Windows, MacOS, HP UX and Linux. You can 

download and use it for free, but many of the advanced features 

and administration utilities are disabled until you purchase a 

license. For details, see 

http://newatlanta.com/

.

LiteWebServer (LWS) from Gefion Software. 

LWS is a small free Web server derived from Tomcat that 

supports servlets version 2.2 and JSP 1.1. Gefion also has a free 

plug in called WAICoolRunner that adds servlet 2.2 and JSP 1.1 

support to Netscape FastTrack and Enterprise servers. For details, 

see http://www.gefionsoftware.com/. 

Sun's Java Web Server.

This server is written entirely in Java and was one of the first 

Web servers to fully support the servlet 2.1 and JSP 1.0 

specifications. Although it is no longer under active 

development because Sun is concentrating on the 

Netscape/I Planet server, it is still a popular choice for learning 

Second edition of this book: www.coreservlets.com; Sequel: www.moreservlets.com.

Servlet and JSP training courses by book's author: courses.coreservlets.com.