Servlet 101

In this lecture we will look at HTTP & the basics of Servlets. What they are, how to create them and how to deploy them to a servlet container.

Course Contents:

1. HTTP Basics
   1. URLs
   2. GET
   3. POST
2. Servlets
   1. What is a Servlet?
   2. Structure of a Servlet
   3. Code!
3. Servlet Deployment Descriptor
   1. Calling a Servlet
4. Deploying Servlets into Tomcat 6.0

I recorded this lecture in three parts and have not yet edited the final recordings to remove all the bloopers and throat clearing

• Servlet 101 – Part 1 (27 mins, 18 secs, 174.7 mb)
• Servlet 101 – Part 2 (16 mins, 12 secs, 107.3 mb)
• Servlet 101 – Part 3 (3 mins, 35 secs, 24.4 mb)
• Source Code
• Servlets Tutorial on Sun”s web site

The files are in WMV (Windows Media Video) format and should play in most Windows computers. Please let me know if you are not able to play them.

The training videos and source code on this page is made available under the LGPL license. I reserve the right to change the licensing at a later date. However if the licensing is changed then all downloads till that point of time will continue to enjoy the LGPL license.