Appendix A Apache Tomcat
The Tomcat servlet engine is an open-source package developed as part of the Apache Software Foundation’s Jakarta project. It is the official reference implementation for both the servlet and JSP specifications. However, it’s not just a research project; it’s capable of being deployed in production environments and offers many of the same features as commercial Web application containers.
Tomcat can act as a stand-alone Web server and also as a servlet/JSP engine for other Web servers. When you download the Tomcat server, you really get a number of packages. Catalina and Jasper are the names of the servlet and JSP containers. Tomcat also includes tools for administering the server and applications. Tomcat even comes ...
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