Newbie: MySQL + Java + web?

[Brynley]

Hi all,

I am new to MySQL and Java.

A colleague has developed a solution that utilises MySQL, Java and HTML coding to produce a web based application and it is very cool. I have asked him how it all slots together and he has helped me a bit but I am still confused and he prob thinks I am too thick...so feel a little silly asking such basic things (?).

I have done some research myself but all those around me tend to use PHP. Also, I have searched the Sun/Java site and read the documents on www.mysql.com but still can not see what I am missing.

Anyhow - basically it appears he writes some Java code that contains a MySQL query (which I'm still not sure how is done - but I think I can nut it out) and then "calls" that piece of Java code from within the browser (via HTML) - it is this part that has me bamboozled.

Can anyone throw any light on how this is done? Maybe just a URL? Tips?

Some stuff I did find kept mention "jsp" as opposed to pure Java...but I could be confusing the issue.

Thanks for reading.

Regards

Brynley

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