Web Tier - Sun Microsystems

Welcome to the developer center for Sun's web-tier solutions, Sun Java System Web Server and Sun Java System Web Proxy Server, both components of Sun Java Enterprise System.

Sun Java System Web Server securely and reliably deploys web applications built with leading-edge technologies, such as JavaServer Pages, Java servlets, Active Server Pages (ASP), ColdFusion, Personal Home Page construction kit (PHP), and Common Gateway Interface (CGI). A PHP add-on is available for Web Server 7.0. » See Features and Benefits
Sun Java System Web Proxy Server is deployable at Internet gateways and strategically within intranets to reduce traffic bottlenecks, filter content, and maintain security. You get on-demand and on-command caching, fine-grained URL and content filtering, and reverse proxying with SSL sessions. » See Features and Benefits | Data Sheet

What's New

July 02, 2008
Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 3 Released
This latest release provides AIX 5.3 and 6.1 platform support, customer-driven bug fixes, new search filters, and new WAR file auto-deployment. Learn more in the Release Notes and download it now.

April 09, 2008
Rise of CMT Systems
This blog highlights Sun's recent launch of multicore, multisocket UltraSPARC T2-based systems and the performance capabilities of chip multithreading (CMT)-optimized Sun Java System Web Server.

March 06, 2008
Performance Comparison: MySQL and Sun Java System Web Server on the Solaris OS on the UltraSPARC T2 Processor Against Microsoft Software on Xeon
The Sun stack scores better. See the benchmark details in a blog by Sun staff engineer Ritu Kamboj.

February 06, 2008
Deploying JRuby on Rails WAR on Sun Java System Web Server
Such a deployment ensures the coexistence of JRuby on Rails with Java technology-based Web applications and accords you the benefits of Sun Java System Web Server: scalability, performance, security, and monitoring and clustering capabilities. Learn the steps here.

FAQs

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 FAQ
Read this FAQ that addresses installation, GUI and CLI basics, deployment, and monitoring.

Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 FAQ
Review this FAQ that introduces the product, discusses key features, and answers some related security questions.

Community

Web Stack
The Web Stack OpenSolaris project delivers and maintains all web-tier components of OpenSolaris, such as Apache, PHP, and Squid.

Cool Stack
Cool Stack is a collection of some of the most commonly used open-source applications optimized for the Sun Solaris OS platform. Also see the Cool Tools community site for more information about Cool Stack.

Forums
Visit the Web Servers and Infrastructure Forums to post new topics, browse recent messages, and access reference resources: Sun Java System Web Server and Sun Java System Web Proxy Server.

Wiki
Go to the Sun Java System Web Server Wiki to explore and contribute to how-tos, tips and tricks, and demos.

» See Web Tier Community

Training and Certification

Learn about Sun's infrastructure software training courses and certification programs for developers and architects.

» See Web Tier Learning

Support

Software Support Services
Comprehensive support, from self-help tools and phone and online service to proactive features such as a dedicated customer-service team and interoperability support. Find the service plan that's right for you.

Developer Support Services
How-to help and support for products and custom solutions.

» See Web Tier Support