Pete,
I am doing the same thing right now...
Basically I set up a linux box with Apache & Tomcat (the reference
implementation for JSP) with MySQL as the database backend to use with JDBC.
Everything that I mentioned is free (except for time and effort of course).
You can use either MySQL or PostgreSQL as the database backend. Both are
open source and have jdbc drivers. I chose MySQL simply because there seems
to be more print documentation out there for it.
If you want to go that route, you might want to pick up the Dec 2000 issue
of the Java Developers Journal. It was dedicated to Linux/Java development.
Lots of good info on configuring your environment for Java/JSP development
on Linux.
Also this article might help.
http://www.samag.com/linux/articles/v10/i01/a4.shtml
It's been working fine for me so far...
Another option (have not used it myself) might be to download the JRun app
server from Allaire. That should work on a WinNT/Win2K box. I believe that
they provide the developer version of the app server (limited to 5
connections?) as a free download.
Good luck...
Anil
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Hi there!
I'm an ASP/VB developer looking to move to JSP/Java. I'm interested to know
what people use to develop JSP/Java apps - Oracle's JDeveloper looks pretty
good for Java but I haven't used it yet. Any suggestions? Obviously I have a
preference for free stuff!!!
Also, what's the most popular DB? Oracle?
Cheers
Pete
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