Compiling and Deploying the Servlet

• This is straightforward:

  javac HelloWorld
  

• You should now be able to view the servlet. In my case I point my browser at the URL:

  http://host.csit.fsu.edu:XXXX/dbc/servlet/HelloWorld
  

• Note that by default the Tomcat server will run with the same privileges as the user who started it.

• This means you don’t actually need to make files world readable (because you have privileges to read them).

• It also means you have to be careful. If you stick with this default you must never deploy servlets that have the power to damage or compromise your account

  • e.g. by reading or writing arbitrary files, or executing random commands!

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