Product Description

JSP developers encounter unique problems when building web applications that require intense database connectivity. MySQL and JSP Web Applications addresses the challenges of building data-driven applications based on the JavaServer Pages development model. MySQL and JSP Web Applications begins with an overview of the core technologies required for JSP database development--JavaServer Pages, JDBC, and the database schema. The book then outlines and presents an Internet commerce application that demonstrates concepts such as receiving and processing user input, designing and implementing business rules, and balancing the user load on the server. Through the JDBC (Java DataBase Connector), the developer can communicate with most commercial databases, such as Oracle. The solutions presented in MySQL and JSP Web Applications center on the open source tools MySQL and Tomcat, allowing the reader an affordable way to test applications and experiment with the book's examples.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #914576 in Books
• Published on: 2002-04-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 576 pages

From the Back Cover

JSP developers encounter unique problems when building web applications that require intense database connectivity. MySQL and JSP Web Applications addresses the challenges of building data-driven applications based on the JavaServer Pages development model. MySQL and JSP Web Applications begins with an overview of the core technologies required for JSP database development--JavaServer Pages, JDBC, and the database schema. The book then outlines and presents an Internet commerce application that demonstrates concepts such as receiving and processing user input, designing and implementing business rules, and balancing the user load on the server. Through the JDBC (Java DataBase Connector), the developer can communicate with most commercial databases, such as Oracle. The solutions presented in MySQL and JSP Web Applications center on the open source tools MySQL and Tomcat, allowing the reader an affordable way to test applications and experiment with the book's examples.

About the Author

James Turner is the manager of Black Bear Software, LLC. He has more than 22 years of experience in the computer field and has worked for organizations that include MIT, Xerox, Solbourne Computer, BBN Planet, and Interleaf. He has spent the last seven years managing and implementing e-commerce Web sites for companies including CVS, The Christian Science Monitor, and Woolworths UK.

Mr. Turner is also a well-published freelance journalist and technology writer who has written for publications including The Christian Science Monitor, WIRED, and Web Developers Journal. He lives in Derry, New Hampshire, in a 200-year-old colonial farmhouse along with his wife and son.

Customer Reviews

An advanced look at JSP and e-commerce development
I bought this title in conjunction with the Wrox's 'Beginning JSP Web Development' for a project I was working on a little while ago. Coming from a programming background I thought the two would complement each other well but pretty much from the first chapter I realised that this book provided far more than what I needed in order to make my project work.

This title definitely rules out beginners, and unless you are fairly proficient in Java, and have a decent knowledge of SQL I would give this one a miss. Everything, and I mean everything, is covered: JavaBeans, Enterprise Java Beans, JDBC, Struts, LDAP/JNDI, integrating XML, the ANT build tool etc… and you are thrown in from the first page. If you are looking to get into the more advanced concepts involved in JSP, or looking to develop a fully professional, robust site or web application then this is the one. For an intermediate I would recommend Wrox’s ‘Beginning JSP Web Development’, and for complete beginners Mike McGrath’s ‘JSP in easy steps’.

Good book but code is out of date
This is a pretty good book which covers most areas of interest for producing web applications. The only problem is that the examples and source code use out of date technology, an old version of Tomcat combined with a seperate resource for connection pooling. Later versions of Tomcat do not require Turbine for connection pooling, but the code provided relies on it, a real pain.