Articles by Prakash Malani

Strategies for WebLogic Domain Configuration

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 00:00:00 EST

In my previous article (WLDJ, Vol. 3, issue 8), I gave you a detailed overview of the different strategies available for domain creation and configuration and evaluated manual and templating options. In this article, I employ tools like WLShell, WebLogic Scripting Tool, Silent Scripts, and Ant for domain configuration. These tools leverage simple, high-level scripting languages.

Strategies for WebLogic Domain Configuration

Tue, 16 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST

A domain contains configuration information for a BEA WebLogic Server instance. It has configuration information about servers, clusters, and machines. A domain also contains configuration information about resources such as Java DataBase Connectivity (JDBC) connection pools, JDBC data sources, connection factories, and Java Message Service (JMS) queues. In addition, it contains configuration information about the applications deployed to the instance.

Easy Java Portlets

Tue, 13 Jul 2004 00:00:00 EDT

A portlet is a Web component that generates fragments - pieces of markup (e.g., HTML, XML) adhering to certain specifications. Fragments are aggregated to form a complete document. This article introduces the Java Specification Request (JSR) 168 on Java Portlets. It illustrates the creation of Java Portlets using BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1 SP2 and the deployment of these portlets on BEA WebLogic Portal 8.1 SP2.

Considering MySQL? Read On... (Part 2)

Mon, 17 May 2004 00:00:00 EDT

This article explores using MySQL as the database engine where the application is developed using BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1 and deployed to BEA WebLogic Server 8.1. Using an archetypical J2EE architecture, I evaluate the impact of using MySQL from various aspects such as choosing the correct version of MySQL, setting-up the server, and making development adjustments.

Considering MySQL? Read On... (Part I)

Fri, 09 Apr 2004 00:00:00 EDT

MySQL is a small, fast, and efficient database. This article discusses leveraging MySQL as the database with BEA WebLogic Server 8.1. We will look at using MySQL as the database engine where the application is developed using BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1 and deployed to BEA WebLogic Server 8.1.