integrating java into Apache

I want to incorporate a java compression algorithm onto a Web page at the
server and decode/display the page on the client. How do I integrate Java
into the Apache server? I don't know where to start.

Ashley Swinson wrote:
> I want to incorporate a java compression algorithm onto a Web page at the
> server and decode/display the page on the client. How do I integrate Java
> into the Apache server? I don't know where to start.

There are a couple of ways you can go:

- Use JNI (Java Native Interface) to call the Java functionality when
you need it. It's likely best to wrap this in an Apache module, since if
you just use a CGI the Java startup per web page would likely negate the
benefits of compressing. There is information on JNI at the Java
website (http://www.java.com), or in the JDK documentation.

- Put the code into an applet, and link it to your web server using a
connector (see http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/faq/connectors.html).
You can use Tomcat from Apache (which is where this page points), or
some other JSP host.

Both of these will take a fair amount of coding and "learning curve" to
get up and running.

If you're willing to use something other than Apache as the web server,
you can also use the web server in a JSP container like Tomcat directly.
Since you're generating the pages in Java already, this may well be more
efficient.

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Jim Patterson
Ottawa, CANADA