Java Programs : First jsp program step by step

1. Install tomcat server on your pc / laptop.

2. Start eclipse and create new project like, File Menu -> New -> dynamic web project -> write project name. Suppose project name is “First_Pro”

3. After entering name of project click on next button, again click on next button, click on check box “generate web.xml deployment descriptor”

then click on finish button.

4. Now right click on your project name click on new and select jsp file

5. After clicking on “Jsp File” as like above image.At the time creation of jsp file make sure your file is place in webcontent folder as shown picture.Name your first index file as index.jsp. and click on finish button

6. After clicking on finish button your index.jsp file is look like this.

7. Now edit the readymade code like this

<%@ page language="java" contentType="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"

pageEncoding="ISO-8859-1"%>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">

<html>

<head>

<title>First Pro<title>

</head>

<body>

<h1>Its my First JSP program</h1>

</body>

</html>

8. Save the code file->save OR ctrl+s

9. To load libraries right click on your project -> build path -> configure build path

After clicking on configure build path, java build path dialog box is shown. In libraries tab -> click on “Add external jars”

In jar selection dialog box go to your “c:\program files\tomcat\lib” and select servelet-api.jar and tomcat-api.jar. The servlet-api.jar need for run servlet programs and tomcat-api.jar need for connect with tomcat. After selecting files click on open button.

After selecting jar files they will appear in your java build path as shown in image after that click on deployment assembly as marked in image

After clicking on deployment assembly click on apply button.

In web deployment assembly click on add button.

After clicking on add button, new assembly directive dialog box will appear. In that click on java build path entities and click on next button.

After clicking on next button, you will see servlet-api.jar and and tomcat-api.jar. select both files and click on finish button.

Now click on apply and save button.

10. Now create path -> go to “My Computer” -> properties

Then go to “Advance system settings”

In system properties click on environment variable

In environment variable dialog box click on new button as shown in image

After in “Edit Variable User” click on new button enter “Variable Name” as “path” and “Variable value” as your jdk bin path and its end use ;.; and click on Ok button again Ok button again Ok button.