ALTERNATIVES TO APACHE TOMCAT
843835Jan 5 2002 — edited Jan 7 2002I am a java developer trying to learn JSPs and servlet programming. To practice writing and testing servlets and JSPs on my home PC, I need to use a Web Server application like Apache Tomcat. At least, this is the one which is recommended in the literature for that purpose.
However, over the last 2 months I have discovered that none of the downloadable versions of Tomcat server
actually work on my machine. They each install properly, with no problems. However, not one of the many versions I have tried has ever actually started and run. They each fail in a unique and creative way. Some execute for 3 seconds, and then close and give the message "finished" (tool code), others just spit out diagnostics and errors. Not a one of them actually runs and displays the local server test web page. (http://localhost:8080), None. My OS is Windows98, and I have all of the system requirements, as documented.
So, if someone out there has had experience using another brand of personal web server, which is compatible w/ Windows98 (not just NT)--could you please refer me to it. Does anyone know of a good, working alternative to Apache Tomcat? I only need it for practice and testing of java Servlets, JSPs. Preferable one which knows how to configure itself?