bea.com | products | dev2dev | support | askBEA

Download Docs | Site Map | Glossary
Search

Using Web Server Plug-Ins With WebLogic Server

Overview of Using Web Server Plug-Ins With WebLogic Server

The following sections describe the plug-ins provided by BEA Systems for use with the WebLogic Server:

- What Are Plug-Ins?

- Plug-Ins included with WebLogic Server

What Are Plug-Ins?

Plug-ins are small software programs that developers use to extend a WebLogic Server implementation. Plug-ins enableWebLogic Server to communicate with applications which have been deployed on a different Web Server. WebLogic Server can then handle those requests that require the dynamic functionality of WebLogic Server. These are usually the requests that can best be served with dynamic HTML pages or JSPs (Java Server Pages).

Plug-Ins included with WebLogic Server

As of WebLogic Server 6.1 SP6, 7.0 SP5, and 8.1 SP2, the WebLogic Server plug-ins are now certified to proxy to any version of WebLogic Server, including 5.1.

WebLogic Server includes plug-ins for the following web servers:

- Apache HTTP Server

- Microsoft Internet Information Server

- Netscape Enterprise Server