WebSphere Application Server - Express, Version 6.0.x     Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows

Task overview: Developing and deploying Web applications

Why and when to perform this task

A developer creates the files comprising a Web application, and then assembles the Web application components into a Web module. Next, the deployer (typically the developer in a unit-testing environment or the administrator in a production environment) installs the Web application on the server.

Steps for this task

  1. (Optional) Migrate existing Web applications to run in the new version of WebSphere.
  2. Design the Web application and develop its code artifacts: Servlets, JavaServer Pages (JSP) files, and static files, as for example, images and Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) files. See the "Resources for learning" article for links to design documentation.
  3. Develop the Web application, using WebSphere Application Server extensions to enhance its functionality.
  4. Assemble the Web application into a Web module using an assembly tool. Web module assembly properties might include the ability to:
    • Configure servlet page lists.
    • Configure servlet filters.
    • Serve servlets by class name.
    • Enable file serving.
  5. Deploy the Web module or application module that contains the Web application.

    Following deployment, you might find it handy to use the tool that enables batch compiling of the JSP files for quicker initial response times.

  6. (Optional) Troubleshoot your Web application.
  7. (Optional) Modify the default Web container configuration in the application server in which you deployed the Web module or application module containing the Web application.
  8. (Optional) Manage the deployed Web application.



Sub-topics
Web applications
web.xml file
Migrating Web application components from WebSphere Application Server Version 4.x
Migrating Web application components from WebSphere Application Server Version 5.x
Default Application
Servlets
Developing servlets with WebSphere Application Server extensions
JavaServer Pages
Developing Web applications
Web modules
Assembling Web applications
Troubleshooting tips for Web application deployment
Modifying the default Web container configuration
Web applications: Resources for learning

Related concepts
Web container
Enterprise (J2EE) applications

Related reference
JavaServer Pages engine troubleshooting tips

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