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Overview of JDBC: Java Database Connectivity

A servlet is a Java program that is run by a Web server.

Servlets follow a standard servlet API defining the interface between the server and the servlet, and are designed to work within a request/response model. The servlet API is part of the standard extensions of JDK.

Servlets can provide all the services of standard CGI, but are platform-independent, i.e. they can be used with any server implementing the API.

More generally, servlets play the role of providing middle-tier services between the client and the back-end applications.

References: http://www.javasoft.com/products/servlet "Fundamentals of Java Servlets", a tutorial from the MageLang Institute

Table of Contents for Overview of JDBC: Java Database Connectivity

001 Java Servlets
002 Overview of Java Servlets
003 Architectural Roles for Servlets
004 Temporary and Permanent Servlets
005 Using Servlets
006 The Servlet Life Cycle
007 The init method
008 The service method
009 The destroy method
010 Example Servlet (from MageLang)
011 Service method of the Example
012 Servlet Initialization Information
013 Servlet Context Information
014 The Servlet Request parameter
015 Utility classes
016 Generic Servlets
017 HTTPServlet
018 Processing HTTP requests
019 Security Issues
020 Threading Issues
021 Additional Resources