A server is a a computer or computer program which manages access to a centralized resource or service in a network.
At IDR Solutions we make use of a Open Source Java Application Server called Glassfish to run our free PDF to HTML5 Converter. I have wondered what the alternatives were to Glassfish and decided to do some research into other Open Source Java and JavaEE Application Servers. Join me as I guide you through my Top…
Setting up Glassfish for our Web Service based PDF converter was a relatively straight-forward job, but there are some nuances to be aware of. In this article I will take you through the steps I took to set up Glassfish and deploy an application with it. I’ll be using Ubuntu Server 12.04.4 setup on a local…
Last time I talked about choosing a Java application server. This time I will be looking at Run-Deploy-Stop commands. As a JavaEE developer who is constantly mobile between different Application servers I ended up compiling my own quick help list with all the options listed for easy reference. I hope you find it useful too……
As any web developer knows, all browsers have their quirks. Here at IDR we aim to support as many browsers as possible on as many platforms as possible. The result is that we are constantly testing files in Chrome and Firefox on PC and Mac; Safari on Mac, iPhone and iPad; Internet Explorer; and Android’s…
The good news is that we have been upgrading our servers this week with some much more powerful kit. We are seeing an ever increasing load on our GlassFish converter and we need the capacity to make sure this meets the growing usage customers are making of it. The bad news is that this has…
