Java Servlets is a new form of scripting that is gaining popularity
because it allows portable server extensions that do not rely on
starting external binaries. Servlets are written in Java and compiled
to Java byte code before they can be used in a web server.
In Roxen, Servlets are supported through the Java
servlet bridge module, which transforms a Servlet into a
Location Module. The Java servlet bridge module can
have any number of copies, so any number of Servlets can be installed
on a single virtual server.
To run the Servlet support you need a Pike that has been compiled
with Java support. The binary versions of Challenger are not compiled
for Java support. To compile a Pike with Java support you have to
install JDK 1.2 and then compile Pike. Pike's Java module should
detect the Java environment automatically.
