Overview of Servlets and Java Server Pages
 

• Before Java, we had CGI Programming, like Perl.  Servlets and JSPs use the same protocols, but are a bit easier and more object-oriented.
• Use where you used to use Perl or PHP.
• Servlets and JSPs take the information gathered from a web page, via an HTTP request, and perform necessary business functions.
• Access a database.
• Validate data.
• Write to files, generate e-mails, and more.

Created by:  Brandan Jones December 17, 2001