Introduction to Servlets
A Java servlet is a server-side Java application to generate dynamic content for a Web application. Servlets are used to extend the server-side functionality of a Web server by enabling writing of powerful server-side applications. Since the Servlet API is a part of the J2EE framework, servlets are a Java extension to Web servers.
Servlets are Java components and, hence, platform-independent Java classes that are dynamically loaded by Java-enabled Web servers and application servers.
On its own, a Web server serves only static pages. This limits the usefulness of Web servers for enhancing the user experience via a browser. Consider what would happen if your favorite online shopping Web site were a set of static HTML pages. ...
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