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Sun Java System Web Server Documentation Wiki

This wiki is intended to promote collaboration and contribution on documentation content for Web Server

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 5 Documentation Center

Web Server documentation topics organized by tasks and subject

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 5 Release Notes

• Late-breaking information about the software and documentation

• Supported platforms and patch requirements for installing Web Server

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 5 Installation and Migration Guide

Performing installation and migration tasks:

• Installing Web Server and its various components,

• Migrating data from Sun ONE Web Server 6.0 or 6.1 to Sun Java System Web Server 7.0

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 5 Administrator’s Guide

Performing the following administration tasks:

• Using the Administration GUI and command-line interface

• Configuring server preferences

• Using server instances

• Monitoring and logging server activity

• Using certificates and public key cryptography to secure the server

• Configuring access control to secure the server

• Using Java Platform Enterprise Edition (Java EE) security features

• Deploying applications

• Managing virtual servers

• Defining server workload and sizing the system to meet performance needs

• Searching the contents and attributes of server documents, and creating a text search interface

• Configuring the server for content compression

• Configuring the server for web publishing and content authoring using WebDAV

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 5 Developer’s Guide

Using programming technologies and APIs to do the following:

• Extend and modify Sun Java System Web Server

• Dynamically generate content in response to client requests and modify the content of the server

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 5 NSAPI Developer’s Guide

Creating custom Netscape Server Application Programmer’s Interface (NSAPI) plug-ins

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 5 Developer’s Guide to Java Web Applications

Implementing Java Servlets and JavaServer Pages^TM (JSP^TM) technology in Sun Java System Web Server

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 5 Administrator’s Configuration File Reference

Editing configuration files

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 5 Performance Tuning, Sizing, and Scaling Guide

Tuning Sun Java System Web Server to optimize performance

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 5 Troubleshooting Guide

Troubleshooting Web Server

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 5 CLI Reference Manual

Administration commands that allow you to administer the Web Server through the CLI

Getting Started

• Installing Web Server

  Screen Cast — Installing Web Server on Windows

• What’s New in This Release

• Hardware and Software Requirements

Server Administration

• Understanding Web Server 7.0

• Using the Administration Console

• Using the Command-Line Interface (CLI)

• Starting the Administration Server

• Creating and Managing Configurations

• Managing Server Instances

• Setting Up a Server Farm

• Setting Up a Cluster

• Session Replication Operation

• Managing Virtual Servers

• Working with CGI Programs

• Setting up URL Redirection

• Configuring Reverse Proxy in Web Server 7.0

• Setting up SHTML

• Enabling Server-Side HTML

• Managing Users and Groups

• Monitoring the Server

• Web Publishing with WebDAV

• Working With Search Collections

• FastCGI Plug-in

• Using Web Services

• Service Management Facility for the Java Platform with Web Server

• Configuring LDAP Authentication for Administration Server

• Configuring Document Directories

Logging

• Using the Custom Log File Format

Security

• Controlling Access to Your Server

• Installing a Certificate

• Installing and Managing CRLs

• Setting Password for the Internal Token

• Preventing Server from DoS

• Working With Authentication Database

• Configuring Solaris Cryptographic Framework

• Securing Web Services

Configuration Files

• Syntax and Use of server.xml

• Syntax and Use of magnus.conf

• Syntax and Use of obj.conf

• MIME Types

• ACL Files

Deployment

• Deployment Architecture

• Deploying Web Server on a Single Node

• Deploying Web Server in a Clustered Environment

• Deploying Java Web Applications

Java and Web Applications

• Developing Servlets

• Securing Web Applications

• Deploying Web Applications

• Debugging Web Applications

• Creating Web Services

• Deployment Descriptors

• Using SHTML Commands

• Defining Customized Server-parsed HTML Tags

• Configuring CGI

• Creating Custom Execution Environments for CGI Programs

• Using Sessions

• Executing Perl CGI Programs

• Executing Shell CGI Programs

• Installing Shell CGI Programs for Windows

• Windows CGI Programs

• Configuring Java to Work With Sun Java System Web Server

• Configuring JVM

• Configuring Java Resources

NSAPI

• Creating and Using Custom SAFs

• Creating Custom Filters

• About Hypertext Transfer Protocol

• SAF Parameters

• Filter Methods

• Creating Custom Server-parsed HTML Tags

• NSAPI Functions and Macros

• Public Data Structures

Migration and Upgrade

• Configuration File Changes

• Migrating From Web Server 6.0 and 6.1 to Web Server 7.0

• Migration, and Upgrade Notes

• Upgrade Compatibility Issues

Tuning the Server for Improving Performance

• Monitoring Server Performance

• Tuning Sun Java System Web Server

• Website Performance Problems

• Platform-Specific Tuning

• Sizing and Scaling Server

Troubleshooting the Server

• Identifying the Problem

• Seeking a Solution

• Installation Problems

• Server Startup Problems

• Administration Server And Nodes

• Common WebDAV Errors

• The FastCGI Problems

Reference

• CLI Reference Manual

• Administrator's Configuration File Reference

• What is a Web Server

• Using PHP on Sun Java System Web Server

Other Resources

• Sun Java System Web Server Forum

• Web Server Download

• Java Web Infrastructure Suite

• Sun Documentation Web Site

• Sun Developer's Web Site

• Web Server Blogs