Tuesday 12 March 2024

Running Simple JSP file from Apache Tomcat Webserver

 Running Simple JSP file from Apache Tomcat Webserver


1. Create file with name user.html inside D:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 8.5\webapps\ROOT (change drive name if needed)

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>

<head>

<title>JSP Demo</title>

</head>

<body>

<form action="welcome.jsp" method="get" > 

<p>Enter a Name:<input type="text" name="uname"/></p><br/> 

<input type="submit" value="Submit">

</form>

</body>

</html>


2. Create a file with name welcome.jsp inside D:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 8.5\webapps\ROOT (change drive name if needed)

<%

String user=request.getParameter("uname");

        out.println("Hello "+user);

%>


3. Open browser and type the url localhost:8080/user.html