Configure Servlet in NetBeans. Steps to Create First Servlet.

 This blog will help you to create your first servlet program and also explain the steps to create it.

Step 1: First we required a server on which we can run our servlet application. One can install Glassfish server or Apache Tomcat Server.

To Add New Server follow these steps.

1. Go to services ->Right Click ->Add Server

2.  Choose a Server which you wan to install

 

3. Click Download Now

 

 

Step 2:   Go to you project -> New Project->Java Web->Web Application

 

Now give the name of project.

 

Now select the Server which you have installed on which we can run our first servlet application

 

Now Click->Next and then Finish

Now you can see your newly created project folder

 

 
Step 3: Now we will create a new program file.

Go to WebPages->RightClick->New->HTML

 Now give file name as first

Step 4: Now add following code in the First.html file

 

 Now go to SourcePackage->RightClick->New->Servlet

 

 

Add Following Code in HelloForm.Java

import java.io.*;
import javax.servlet.*;
import javax.servlet.http.*;

// Extend HttpServlet class
public class HelloForm extends HttpServlet {

  // Method to handle GET method request.
  public void doGet(HttpServletRequest request,HttpServletResponse response)
            throws ServletException, IOException
  {
      // Set response content type
      response.setContentType("text/html");

      PrintWriter out = response.getWriter();
      String title = "Using GET Method to Read Form Data";
      String docType =       "\n";
      out.println(docType +"\n" + "First Name: "
              +request.getParameter("first_name") + "\n"
              + "Last Name: " + request.getParameter("last_name")
              + "\n" + "");
  }
}

 

 
Step 5: Now go to First.html file 

RightClick->Run