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WebSphere Application Server v4.x: Best Practices Using HTTP Sessions

(ddraeger@us.ibm.com), WebSphere Execution Team, EMC

David Draeger is a WebSphere Software Engineer and member of the WebSphere Execution Team based in Rochester, MN. He has worked onsite with multiple customers during critical situations to resolve numerous issues, among them WebSphere failover. Dave has also authored many white papers related to WebSphere Application Server. He has helped in developing tools for WebSphere and has driven new innovations into the WebSphere Application Server software. Dave received a BS in Computer Science from the engineering college of the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign. You can reach Dave at ddraeger@us.ibm.com.

Summary: This white paper contains tips and techniques to help developers to program more efficiently and administrators to better tune IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 4.x. The paper discusses the options available for configuring how sessions are handled, how to help identify when and where an option is valuable to use, and application development best practices for servlets and Java Server Pages that specifically focus on HTTP Sessions and Session Persistence.

Date: 29 Aug 2002
Level: Intermediate

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This white paper contains tips and techniques to help developers to program more efficiently and administrators to better tune IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 4.x. The paper discusses the options available for configuring how sessions are handled, how to help identify when and where an option is valuable to use, and application development best practices for servlets and Java Server Pages that specifically focus on HTTP Sessions and Session Persistence.

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