Topics for the test

HTML codes for a basic web page

Setting up the Apache server

• Starting, Hupping and Stopping Apache (without my script)
• Configuring httpd.conf
  • ServerType
  • ServerAdmin
  • ServerRoot
  • ServerName
  • Port
  • Timeout
  • KeepAlive
  • KeepAliveTimeout
  • MinSpareServers
  • MaxSpareServers
  • StartServers
• Configuring srm.conf
  • DocumentRoot
  • UserDir
  • DirectoryIndex
  • AccessFileName
  • Options
  • Alias
• Customizing Individual Directories
  • access.conf
    • <Directory>
    • <Location>
    • The directives that go here
      • Options
      • IndexOptions
  • Options
    • Multiviews
    • Indexes
    • All
    • None
  • IndexOptions
    • FancyIndexing
    • SuppressSize
    • SuppressLastModified
    • SuppressDescription

Information From Lectures and Web Pages

• Servlet Information
  • Beans
  • Making Forms sticky
  • SimpleDB
  • complexBean example
• Server Information
  • Server Information
  • Mime Types
  • Starting, stopping and restartin
• Examples of server options
  • Options and Aliases
  • Language Negotiation
  • Content Negotiation
• JSP Information
  • Examples using JSP and Database
  • Problems and Tricks for Servlets and JSPs
  • Interpreting relative references in servlets and JSPs.
• Homework Assignments
• Creating a Web Directory on Otter
• HTML codes for a basic web page
• See what the form elements look like

UNIX

• Permissions and chmod
• Starting and Stopping your servers (without using my script)

Chapter 4

• Filtering Strings for HTML-Specific Characters
• Automatically Populating Java Objects from Request Parameters: Form Beans
• Redisplaying the Input Form when Paramters are Missing or Malformed
• Examples
  • Listing 4.7: ServletUtilities filter
  • Listing 4.9: BadCodeServlet
  • Listing 4.10: GoodCodeServlet
  • Listing 4.12: BeanUtilities populateBean
  • Listing 4.13: SubmitinsuranceInfo
  • Listing 4.14: InsuranceInfo
  • Listing 4.15: InsuranceForm
  • Listing 4.16: BidServlet
  • Listing 4.17: BidInfo

Chapter 5

• Sending Compressed Web Pages
• Examples
  • Listing 5.2: LongServlet
  • lisitng 5.3: GzipUtilities: isGzipSupported, PrintWriter

Chapter 11

• Invoking Java Code from JSP
• Limiting the Amount of Java Code in JSPs
• Using JSP Expressions
• Example: JSP Expressions
• Comparing Servlets to JSPs
• Writing Scriptlets
• Scriptlet Example
• Using Scriptlets to Make Parts of the JSP Conditional
• Using Declarations
• Declaration Example
• Using Predefined Variables
• Comparing JSP Expressions, Scriptlets, and Declarations
• Examples
  • Listing 11.1 Sample JSP Expression: Random Number
  • Listing 11.2 Resulting Servlet Code: Random Number
  • Listing 11.3 Expressions.jsp
  • Listing 11.4 ThreeParams.java
  • Listing 11.5 ThreeParams.jsp
  • Listing 11.6 Sample JSP Expression/Scriptlet
  • Listing 11.7 Resulting Servlet Code: Expression/Scriptlet
  • Listing 11.8 BGColor.jsp
  • Listing 11.9 DayWish.jsp
  • Listing 11.10 Sample JSP Declaration
  • Lsiting 11.11 Resulting Code: Declaration
  • Listing 11.12 AccessCounts.jsp
  • Listing 11.14 RandomNumbers.jsp
  • Listing 11.15 RandomList1.jsp
  • Listing 11.16 RandomList2.jsp
  • Listing 11.17 SemiRandomNumber.jsp

Chapter 12

• The import attribute
• The contentType attribute
• Examples
  • Listing 12.1 ImportAttribute.jsp
  • Listing 12.2 Excel.jsp

Chapter 13

• Including Files at Request Time: jsp:include
• Including Files at Page Translation Time: include directive
• Examples
  • Listing 13.1 WhatsNews.jsp
  • Listing 13.5 ContactSession.jsp
  • Listing 13.6 SomeRandomPage.jsp

Chapter 14

• Why use Beans?
• What are Beans?
• Using Beans: Basic Tasks
• Example: String Bean
• Examples
  • Listing 14.1 StringBean

Chapter 15

• Understanding the Need for MVC
• Implementing MVC with RequestDispatcher
• Summarizing MVC Code
• Interpreting Relative URLs in the Destination Page
• Examples
  • Examples using JSP and Database

Chapter 19

• 19.1 How HTML Forms Transmit Data
• 19.2 The FORM Element
• 19.3 Text Controls
• 19.4 Push Buttons
  • Submit Buttons
  • Reset Buttons
• 19.5 Check Boxes and Radio Buttons
• 19.6 Combo Boxes and List Boxes
• 19.9 Hidden Fields
• Examples
  • http://otter.aul.fiu.edu:12345/test_form.html