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Java EE Servlets

A servlet is a Java programming language class used to extend the capabilities of servers that host applications accessed by means of a request-response programming model. Although servlets can respond to any type of request, they are commonly used to extend the applications hosted by web servers. For such applications, Java Servlet technology defines HTTP-specific servlet classes.

The javax.servlet and javax.servlet.http packages provide interfaces and classes for writing servlets. All servlets must implement the Servlet interface, which defines lifecycle methods. When implementing a generic service, you can use or extend the GenericServlet class provided with the Java Servlet API. The HttpServlet class provides methods, such as doGet and doPost, for handling HTTP-specific services.

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Project Description

This project builds a social media web application using JAVA EE Servlet API. It allows you to view friend's post and profile, add and update own post, update own profile, and chat with friends.

Running the application

Requires Java 8 update 442 1.8.0_442

1. Clone this repository
2. Use init_db.sql script to seed a MySQL database running locally
3. Add your database connection settings to DBConnection.java
4. Run the application on Apache Tomcat server

If you have Docker, run docker compose up and visit http://localhost:4000/demo/ in the browser.

Screenshots

If everything is up and running properly, you should be able to use the following functionality:

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