Java Web Development Using Eclipse - Tutorial

Question

I need some walkthroughs / documents for developing Java web applications using Eclipse / apache.

rate directions / help.

Answer 1

Instead, I recommend you read the book:

This is probably the easiest way to get started. It really helped me understand how the directory structure and web.xml come together to create a web application. Eclipse is only a partner in your development, you really need to understand the underlying infrastructure no matter what structure you use, and this book gives you a reliable start.

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Answer 2

There are several video tutorials available at http://eclipsetutorial.sourceforge.net/

The first tutorial begins with the absolute basics of setting up a workspace and getting started. It also displays a welcome screen, available in the help menu, which has links to an overview, samples, and tutorials.

Answer 3

As you have already installed Apache Tomcat. I suppose you did not install Java EE tools for Eclipse. If not, first download the Eclipse Java EE tools from the Help> Software Updates> Available Software> Java EE Developer Tools.

The first way: uses the Tomcat plugin with eclipse, for this you should check this tutorial

The second method: If the Tomcat plugin does not work with you, then the other alternative is as it should. Click the "Click Window" button in the "Settings" menu, then click " Server ". Open the Runtime Requirements panel. Add a path for the tomcat directory. Click OK. You are done with the settings.

Now you can create new projects from the File> New> Projects menu. And start building servlets / jsp projects. Try to learn from good books like Start Again: Servlets and JSPs.

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

The first time you start Eclipse, the program has a screen with tutorials. They are also available from the Help menu.

Answer 5

Reminds me of this old joke:

Some people, faced with a problem, think: "I know, I will use regular expressions." Now they have two problems.

It seems that you have several things that you do not know: Eclipse, Tomcat, Java EE, possibly JSP, JSTL, WAR files, the list goes on.

My advice would be to split things into bare bones and decompose the problem a bit.

Start with a simple servlet / JSP application that talks to the database without using Eclipse. See if you can compile on the command line, create a WAR file, package it correctly and deploy it to Tomcat.

If you can do this then run Eclipse in the mix. Don't worry about running Tomcat inside Eclipse. You can go back and forth until the IDE is comfortable.

But you ask a lot when you say that you need step-by-step instructions. You are solving a very big problem.

Answer 6

DZone REFCARZ can be useful, there is one for eclipse: Getting started with Eclipse