LFC Hosting provides complete support, beyond that of most competing services, for JSP, Java servlets, JDBC, JTA, and JMS using Tomcat 4.1.30, the standard for server-side Java support and intended for our advanced users.

JSP scripts and Java servlets are essentially scripts written in Java, but require support beyond basic CGI support. In other words, they are Java programs run on the server-side allowing them to interact with databases, etc. and add advanced interactivity to a website, and differ from the more common Java applets (supported with all of our hosting packages) that are run in the web browser and are used mainly for animation, simple games, etc. Java servlets are compiled programs written in Java, whereas JSP is a scripting language (like ASP or Perl) based on Java.

LFC Hosting offers the following advantages to Java developers:

1. LFC's Java users are able to customize their classpath settings, and other Java properties.
   
   
2. All Java users have their own Tomcat instance for each of their domains, which can be automatically restarted independently to reload classes, etc.
   
   
3. Our Tomcat servers use security permissions to isolate your environment from the outside world preventing unwanted access of programs and data and ensuring the highest level of stability and reliability.
   
   
4. JSP files can be placed anywhere in your account and accessed like regular HTML files. The Tomcat ISAPI redirector redirects requests for .JSP files to Tomcat with the result sent back to IIS to send to your web browser, while leaving everything else (HTML files, images, etc.) for IIS to deal with, retaining the efficiency of IIS for our Java users. Java servlets are run in a subdirectory of your account, but have complete access to all the data contained in your account. Both JSP and Java servlets can be loaded securely simply by changing the URL from which they are called.
   
   Many competing services require that server-side Java be placed in a separate area of a server, inaccessible to you. This does not provide any added security and requires you to contact technical support each time you want a servlet or script added/removed/changed. Moreover, many limit the disk space available to house your own Java files, restricting your capabilities. With LFC, you have the freedom to implement, modify, and delete your Java files instantly at any time through FTP, and the disk space occupied by them is limited only by the total disk space included with your account.
   
   
5. Dedicated Linux Tomcat servers.