COURIER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PROJECT REPORT.

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COURIER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PROJECT REPORT
Research Proposal · May 2023
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AN
INTERNSHIP REPORT
ON
COURIER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
PROJECT
BY
KAMAL ACHARYA
(Tribhuvan University)
Date: 2023/05/25

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Abstract
It is now-a-days very important for the people to send or receive articles like
imported furniture, electronic items, gifts, business goods and the like. People depend
vastly on different transport systems which mostly use the manual way of receiving and
delivering the articles. There is no way to track the articles till they are received and there
is no way to let the customer know what happened in transit, once he booked some
articles. In such a situation, we need a system which completely computerizes the cargo
activities including time to time tracking of the articles sent. This need is fulfilled by
Courier Management System software which is online software for the cargo
management people that enables them to receive the goods from a source and send them
to a required destination and track their status from time to time.

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1. INTRODUCTION
Courier Management System is a software for the cargo offices where the
customer can approach the office and book an article or good. The manager/clerk can use
this software to enter the details of the customer and goods along with the source and
destination points. The details of loading the goods into the physical transport system are
also recorded by the system. The system has GUI for the users to manage not only daily
transactions but also to keep the historical data in the database for future reference.
The other user of the system is administrator who can manage the vehicles
information as well as employees’ information. He can also create new branch based on
based on branch requests and can decide the route for the cargo to take on a particular
day so that delivery happens at the customer’s nearest point. Also it provides the
management reports like monthly goods bookings, loadings, deliveries, demurrages and
receivers particulars.
1.1 Objective
This project deals with the ‘Courier management’. The system is used for daily
activities such as booking, loading, delivery, status check, and managing branches. It is
very difficult to do this process manually. Hence it is recommended to computerize the
process by developing the relative software as the world is turning into information and
technology; computerization becomes necessity in all walks of life.
1.2 Existing System
The existing system is a manual one in which users are maintaining ledgers,
books etc to store the information like goods booking details, loading particulars,
deliveries particulars, details of receivers of items at all branches, and customer details as
well as employee details. It is very difficult to maintain historical data. Also regular
investments need to purchase stationarevery year.

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Disadvantages of Existing System:
The following are the disadvantages of current system
1. It is difficult to maintain important information in books
2. More manual hours need to generate required reports
3. It is tedious to manage historical data which needs much space to keep all the
previous year’s ledgers, books etc.
4. Daily transactions are to be entering into different books immediately to avoid
conflicts which are very difficult.
5. No co-ordination between different branches because we are not storing the data
at centralized location.
1.3 Proposed System
The new system titled “Courier Management System” is hence proposed to
remove all the problems in the existing system discussed above.
Proposed system is a software application which avoids more manual hours that
need to spend in record keeping and generating reports. This application keeps the data in
a centralized way which is available to all the users simultaneously. It is very easy to
manage historical data in database. No specific training is required for the employees to
use this application. They can easily use the tool that decreases manual hours spending
for normal things and hence increases the performance. As the data is centralized it is
very easy to maintain the status of the goods booked in all branches.
Advantages of Proposed System:
The following are the advantages of proposed system
1. Easy to manage all the daily transactions
2. Centralized database helps in avoiding conflicts between different braches
3. Avoids human errors
4. Provides better customer support from any branch
5. Can generate required reports easily
6. Easy to manage historical data in a secure manner
7. Easy to use GUI that does not requires specific training.

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2. SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
System analysis is the performance management and documentation of
activities related to the life cycle phases of any software namely:
 The Study Phase
 The Design Phase
 The Development Phase
 The Implementation Phase
 The Testing Phase
Software Analysis starts with a preliminary analysis and later switches on to a
detailed one. During the preliminary analysis the Analyst takes a quick look at what is
needed and whether the cost benefits. Detailed analysis studies in depth all the cornered
factors, which builds and strengthens the software.
2.1 SRS
The introduction of the Software Requirements Specification (SRS) provides an
overview of the entire SRS with purpose, scope, definitions, acronyms, abbreviations,
references and overview of the SRS. The aim of this document is to gather and analyze
and give an in-depth insight of the complete requirements of our project by defining the
requirements in detail. Nevertheless, it also concentrates on the capabilities required to
run out project on different high-level software features.
2.1.1 Functional Requirements
The system after careful analysis has been identified to present itself with the
following modules:
 Employee Information & Branches Module
 Goods booking, Loading & Deliveries module
 Receivers & Reporting module
 Routes information module

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Employee Information & Branches Module
This module maintains the information about all the employees who have been
existed in the company. The employee has created by admin user. The employee may
turn up as a user by the admin user. This module contains all the information of the
employees. Each and every employee details will be included in the module. This module
maintains the information related to the existing branches that is part of the organization.
This module contains all the information about the branches. If at all the new branch is
required or the company has get any requests for the new branches from the others then
only the admin user can respond and add the new branches. He is only the responsible
person to cancel the branches. The admin user can view the details of all the branches
which are already existed. The manager user also can view the details of all the branches
which are already existed.
Goods booking, Loading & Deliveries module
This module maintains the information related to the Bookings of the goods. All
the booking details means every item has its own id, LR No, Customers name, details of
the customer, Branch ID, Branch Location, Booking date and all the details will be
included in this module. If any user enters into his account then this module shows the
functionalities of this module. It will display the two functionalities related to this module
i.e., one is Goods Particulars and the other one is View Bookings. All the particulars of
Goods will be included in Goods Particulars functionality, and the View Bookings
contains the details of the all the bookings. For the booking of every item one booking
form is displaying in the application. Only manager user can fill the details of all the
fields in the booking form. Also manager user can view the details of all the bookings.
The admin user also can view the details of all the bookings. This module maintains the
information related to the loading of the items. All loading details means LR No of the
particular item, Material code, No of Items, Destination, Vehicle No, Receivers name,
Date of loading all these details will be included in this module. If any user enters into his
own account then this module will display the two functionalities related to this module.
I.e. one is Loading Details and the other one is View Loadings. One form is available in
the Loading Details functionality. All the details of loadings will be included in loading

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details functionality and all loadings will be included in the view loadings functionality.
For loading of every item the corresponding user should fill the form. Only the manager
user can fill the loading details form. Also he can view the details of all loadings. The
admin also can view the details of all the loadings. This module maintains information
related to the deliveries. All delivery details means LR No, Material particulars, No of
Items, Booking Branch, Date of loading, Date of delivery, Delivered at Branch all these
details will be included in this module. Whenever the user enters into his account then the
Deliveries module will display the following functions. One is Deliveries Details and the
other one is View Deliveries. The deliveries details function contains one form related to
the details of all deliveries. Only the manager user can add the new delivery and also he
can view the details of all the deliveries. The admin user also can view the details of all
the deliveries.
Receivers & Reporting module
This module maintains the information related to all the receivers information. All
the information related to receivers means LR No, Receivers name, booked at branch,
Material particulars, No Of Items, Charges of Demurrages all these details will be
included in this module. Whenever the user enters into his account then the receiver’s
information module will display the following functions. One is Receivers Details and
the other one View Receivers. The Receivers details function contains one form related to
the details of receivers. Only the manager user can add all the details related to receivers
and also he can view the details of all the receivers’ information. The admin user also can
view the details of all the receivers’ information. This module contains the specific
information related to all the management reports. Whenever the user enters into his
account then the Reporting module contains the following management reports. All the
Bookings, Branches, Routes, Loadings, Deliveries, Demurrages, and Goods Status
reports will be included in this module. All the admin user and the manager user can view
or generate all the management reports.

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Routes information module
This module maintains the specific information related to the Routes. All the
information related to Routes means Route ID, Route No, Place and Areas Covering all
these information will be included in this module. Whenever the user enters into his
account then the Routes information module will display the following functions. One is
Add new Route, View Route details and the final one is cancel the Route. Only the
Admin user can add or remove the details of routes and also he can view the details of all
the routes. The manager user also can view the details of all the routes.
2.1.3 Hardware Requirements
 Pentium IV Processor or later
 1 GB RAM
 40 GB Hard Disk Space
 Ethernet card with an Internet
2.1.4 Software Requirements
 Windows XP Professional Operating System.
 Internet explorer 6.0 or Netscape navigation
 MySql
 Java.
 HTML

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2.2 System Analysis and Design
System design is the second step in the system life cycle, in which overall design
of the system is achieved. The functionalities of the system is designed and studied in this
phase. The first step is designing of program specification. This determines the various
data inputs to the system, data flow and the format in which output is to be obtained.
Design phase is a transmission phase because it is a transition from user oriented
document to computer data. The activity in the design phase is the allocation of functions
to manual operations, equipment and computer programs. Flow charts are prepared in the
study time and is decomposed until all functions in the system perform evidently.
Design is a multi-step process that focuses on data structures, software
architecture, procedural details (algorithms etc.) and links between the modules. The
design process goes through logical and physical stages. In logical design reviews are
made linking existing system and specification gathered. The physical plan specifies any
hardware and software requirement, which satisfies the local design.
Modularization of task is made in this phase. The success of any integrated
system depends on the planning of each and every fundamental module. Usually a project
is revised in step by step sequence. Inter-phase management of such module is also
important. Software design methodology changes continually as new methods, better
analysis and broader understanding evolve.
Various techniques for software design do exit with the availability of criteria for
design quality. Software design leads three technical activities-design, code and test.
Each activity transforms information, which validates the software. The design system
converts theoretical solution introduced by the feasibility study into a logical reality.

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System Design
2.2.1 ER Diagrams

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2.2.2 Table Design
The project has been identified to contain twelve data base tables which are
practically as follows:
Table Name: Branches
Field Name Data Type Size
BRANCH ID INT 5
REQUEST ID INT 5
APPLICANT NAME VARCHAR 100
BRANCH NAME VARCHAR 50
BRANCH LOACATION VARCHAR 100
PHONE NO VARCHAR 50
MANAGER VARCHAR 100
AREAS COVERING VARCHAR 100
Table Name: Deliveries
DELIVERIES ID INT 5
LR NO INT 50
MATERIAL
PARTICULARS
VARCHAR 100
NO OF ITEMS INT 50
BOOKED AT BRANCH VARCHAR 100
DATE OF LOADING DATE
DATE OF DELIVERY DATE
DELIVERED AT
BRANCH
VARCHAR 100
VEHICLE NO VARCHAR 100
DELIVERY STATUS VARCHAR 100

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Table Name: Demurrages
DEMURRAGE ID INT 5
LR NO INT 50
MATERIAL VARCHAR 100
CUSTOMER NAME VARCHAR 100
NO OF ITEMS INT 50
DATE OF DELIVERY DATE
FAIR CHARGES TYPE VARCHAR 100
CHARGES OF DEMURRAGE FLOAT
CHARGES FLOAT
Table Name: Employeemaster
EMP ID INT 20
EMPLOYEE NAME VARCHAR 50
ROLE VARCHAR 50
DATE OF JOIN DATE
SALARY FLOAT
Table Name: GoodsBooking
BOOKING ID INT 5
LR NO INT 10
CUSTOMER NAME VARCHAR 50
PHONE NO VARCHAR 50
MATERIAL
PARTICULARS VARCHAR
100
NO OF ITEMS INT 50

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BRANCH ID INT 5
BOOKED AT BRANCH VARCHAR 100
BRANCH LOCATION VARCHAR 100
DATE OF BOOKING DATE
DESTINATION VARCHAR 100
ROUTE NO VARCHAR 100
CHARGES CATEGORY VARCHAR 100
CHARGES FLOAT
GOODS STATUS VARCHAR 100
Table Name: Loadingparticulars
LOADING ID INT 5
LR NO INT 10
MATERIAL VARCHAR 100
NO OF ITEMS INT 50
DESTINATION VARCHAR 100
VEHICLE TYPE VARCHAR 100
RECEIVER NAME VARCHAR 100
DATE OF LOADING DATE
FAIR CHARGES TYPE VARCHAR 100
LOAD STATUS VARCHAR 100

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Table Name: Login
USER ID VARCHAR 50
PASSWORD VARCHAR 50
AUTH INT 11
Table Name: Materialparticulars
MATERIAL ID INT 10
LR NO INT 10
MATERIAL
PARTICULARS
VARCHAR 100
NO OF ITEMS INT 10
TOTAL WEIGHT INT 10
CHARGES CATEGORY VARCHAR 20
CHARGE FLOAT
Table Name: Newbranchrequests
REQUEST ID INT 20
APPLICANT NAME VARCHAR 100
APPLICANT ADDRESS VARCHAR 150
PHONE NO VARCHAR 100
DATE OF APPLY DATE
AMOUNT DEPOSIT FLOAT
BRANCH ADDRESS VARCHAR 100
STATUS VARCHAR 100

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Table Name: Receivers
RECEIVERS ID INT 5
LR NO INT 50
RECEIVERS NAME VARCHAR 100
RECEIVERS PHONE NO VARCHAR 100
BOOKED AT VARCHAR 100
MATERIAL PARTICULARS VARCHAR 100
NO OF ITEMS INT 50
DATE OF RECEIVE DATE
CHARGES OF DEMURRAGE FLOAT
CHARGE FLOAT
Table Name: Routes
ROUTE ID INT 5
ROUTE NO INT 50
PLACE VARCHAR 100
AREAS COVERING VARCHAR 250
Table Name: Vehicles
VEHICLE ID INT 5
VEHICLE PARTICULARS VARCHAR 100
TYPE OF VEHICLE VARCHAR 100
RENT PER DAY FLOAT
DRIVER NAME VARCHAR 100
STATUS VARCHAR 100

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2.3 Analysis Diagrams
2.3.1 Use Case Diagram

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2.4 Logic Design
2.4.1 Sequence Diagram for Login

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2.4.2 Sequence Diagram for Goods booking

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2.4.3 Sequence Diagram for New Branch Request

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2.4.4 Activity Diagram

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2.4.5 State Chart Diagram

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2.4.6 Class Diagram

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2.4.8 Component Diagram

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2.4.9 Deployment Diagram

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3. IMPLMENTATION
3.1 Module Screens
3.1.1 Screenshot for viewing login page
This is the login page of Courier Management System. This page consists of user id and
password

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3.1.2 Screenshot for viewing admin home page
Once the admin enters the correct username and password, admin home page will be
displayed.

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3.1.3 Screenshot for add new user
Admin can add the users by entering the details of the user in the add new user page.

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3.1.4 Screenshot for viewing users list
Admin can see details of the users by clicking on view user list option.

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3.1.5 Screenshot for add new vehicle details
Admin can add new vehicle details by entering the details in add new vehicle page.

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3.1.6 Screenshot for view requesting for new branches
Admin can check the new branch requests by click in the view new branch requests page.

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3.1.7 Screenshot for generating new branches
Admin checks the new branch requests and generate the new branch by entering the
details of new branch.

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3.1.8 Screenshot for adding new routes
Admin checks the new branch requests and generate the new branch by entering the
details of new branch.

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3.1.9 Screenshot for generating routes details based on route no
Admin can generate route details based on the route no. also can generate the other
reports.

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3.1.10 Screenshot for home page of Branch Manager/Clerk
Once the user enters the correct username and password, user home page will be
displayed.

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3.1.11 Screenshot for requesting for new branch
Branch Manager can send the request to the admin for new branch.

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3.1.12 Screenshot for booking details entering
User make booking by entering the details of article in the booking details entry page.

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3.1.13 Screenshot for entering loading details
User enter the loading details by entering the details of article and vehicle when the
loading of article to the vehicle details.

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3.1.14 Screenshot for view delivery details
User can check the delivery details in the view deliverer page.

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3.1.15 Screenshot for generating reports
The branch manager also can generate all the reports.

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4. TESTING
4.1 Introduction to Testing
Testing is a process, which reveals errors in the program. It is the major quality
measure employed during software development. During software development. During
testing, the program is executed with a set of test cases and the output of the program for
the test cases is evaluated to determine if the program is performing as it is expected to
perform.
4.2 Sample Test Cases
4.2.1 +Ve Test Cases
S No Test case Description Actual value Expected value Result
1 Login
(Admin, Branch manager,
clerk)
Entering into
their respective
home pages
Respective Home
Pages with
Options
True
2 Entering data in to
database
Asks for the
Valid Data Enter
Data stored
successfully True
3
Generating Reports
Admin and
Branch manager
can generate the
reports
Generated all
reports
successfully
True
4
Accessing the stored data
As per the
permissions
Admin, Branch
manager and
clerk can access
the stored data
Shows the stored
data according to
permissions
True
4

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Testing Screen shat to test the system with valid username and password
If we provide the valid user id and password to test the system. It accept and go to the
home page of the user.

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Testing Screen of successful admin login.
This is the home page of Courier Management System. this page will displayed after
successful login of admin.

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4.2.2 -Ve Test Cases
S No Test case Description Actual value Expected value Result
1 Login
(Admin, Branch manager,
clerk)
Credentials
should be same as
saved in DataBase
With wrong
credentials no
member can be
logged in
False
2 Entering data in to database
Only valid format
data can store.
Other than that
formats data can’t
be stored
False
3
Accessing the stored data
As per the
permissions
Admin, Branch
manager and clerk
can access the
stored data
If Admin or
manager try to
access the data
with out access
permission. It`s
not allow.
False
5

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Testing Screen shat to test the system with invalid username and password
If we provide the invalid user id and password to test the system. It will not accept and it
gives an alert.

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Testing Screen shat to test the system with invalid username and password
If user enters wrong user name and / or wrong password, then the application prompts the
user with a message “Invalid username or password”

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5. CONCLUSION
5.1 Conclusion
The entire project has been developed and deployed as per the requirements stated
by the user, it is found to be bug free as per the testing standards that is implemented.
Any specification-untraced errors will be concentrated in the coming versions, which are
planned to be developed in near future. The system at present does not take care of the
money payment methods, as the consolidated constructs need SSL standards and are
critically to be initiated in the first face, the application of the credit card transactions is
applied as a developmental phase in the coming days. The system needs more elaborative
technicality for its inception and evolution.

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APPENDIX A
A1 Software Environment
In our project most probably we are using Servlets & Java Server Pages (JSP) to
write the code. Some times for the User Interface we have used HTML for the front end
pages. And also we have to use the web container (Tomcat) to linkup the HTML-
Servlets. Let us discuss about each of them.
Java:
Java is a computer programming language that is concurrent, class-based, object-
oriented, and specifically designed to have as few implementation dependencies as
possible. It is intended to let application developers "write once, run anywhere"
(WORA), meaning that code that runs on one platform does not need to be recompiled to
run on another. Java applications are typically compiled to byte code (class file) that can
run on any Java virtual machine (JVM) regardless of computer architecture. Java is, as of
2014, one of the most popular programming languages in use, particularly for client-
server web applications, with a reported 9 million developers. Java was originally
developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems (which has since merged into Oracle
Corporation) and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java
platform. The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++, but it has fewer low-
level facilities than either of them.
Servlets:
The servlet is a Java programming language class used to extend the capabilities
of a server. Although servlets can respond to any types of requests, they are commonly
used to extend the applications hosted by web servers, so they can be thought of as Java
applets that run on servers instead of in web browsers. These kinds of servlets are
the Java counterpart to other dynamic Web content technologies such as PHP and ASP
.NET. And Servlet 3.1 is the latest version of the Servlets
Servlets are most often used to:
 Process or store data that was submitted from an HTML form
 Provide dynamic content such as the results of a database query
 Manage state information that does not exist in the stateless HTTP protocol, such
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Technically speaking, a "servlet" is a Java class in Java EE that conforms to the
Java Servlet API, a standard for implementing Java classes which respond to requests.
Servlets could in principle communicate over any client–server protocol, but they are
most often used with the HTTP protocol. Thus "servlet" is often used as shorthand for
"HTTP servlet". Thus, a software developer may use a servlet to add dynamic content to
a web server using the Java platform. The generated content is commonly HTML, but
may be other data such as XML. Servlets can maintain state in session variables across
many server transactions by using HTTP cookies, or URL rewriting.
To deploy and run a servlet, a web container (here Tomcat) must be used. A web
container (also known as a servlet container) is essentially the component of a web server
that interacts with the servlets. The web container is responsible for managing the
lifecycle of servlets, mapping a URL to a particular servlet and ensuring that the URL
requester has the correct access rights.
Java Server Pages (JSPs):
Java Server Pages (JSP) is a technology that helps the software developers
create dynamically generated web pages based on HTML, XML, or other document
types. Released in 1999 by Sun Microsystems.
JSP is similar to PHP, but it uses the Java programming language. To deploy and
run Java Server Pages, a compatible web server with a servlet container, such as Apache
Tomcat or Jetty, is required. Architecturally, JSP may be viewed as a high-
level abstraction of Java servlets. JSPs are translated into servlets at runtime; each JSP's
servlet is cached and re-used until the original JSP is modified.
JSP can be used independently or as the view component of a server-side model –
view – controller design, normally with JavaBeans as the model and Java servlets (or a
framework such as Apache Struts) as the controller. This is a type of Model
2 architecture.
JSP allows Java code and certain pre-defined actions to be interleaved with static
web markup content, with the resulting page being compiled and executed on the server
to deliver a document. The compiled pages, as well as any dependent Java libraries, use
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must be executed within a Java virtual machine (JVM) that integrates with the server's
host operating system to provide an abstract platform-neutral environment.
JSPs are usually used to deliver HTML and XML documents, but through the use
of Output Stream, they can deliver other types of data as well.
The Web container creates JSP implicit objects like page Context, servlet
Context, session, request & response.
Web Container:
Web container (also known as a Servlet container) is the component of a web
server that interacts with Java servlets. A web container is responsible for managing the
lifecycle of servlets, mapping a URL to a particular servlet and ensuring that the URL
requester has the correct access rights. A web container implements the web component
contract of the Java EE architecture, specifying a runtime environment for web
components that includes security, concurrency, lifecycle management, transaction,
deployment, and other services. A web container provides the same services as
a JSP container as well as a federated view of the Java EE platform APIs.
Examples of Web Container:
 Apache Tomcat
 GlassFish
 JBoss
 Jetty
 Jaminid
 Winstone
In our project, we are using Tomcat web server, so let us discuss about it.
Apache Tomcat:
Apache Tomcat (or simply Tomcat, formerly also Jakarta Tomcat) is an open
source web server and servlet container developed by the Apache Software Foundation
(ASF). Tomcat implements the Java Servlet and the Java Server Pages (JSP)
specifications from Sun Microsystems, and provides a "pure Java" HTTP web server
environment for Java code to run in. In the simplest config Tomcat runs in a single
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HTTP request from a browser to Tomcat is processed in the Tomcat process in a separate
thread.
Apache Tomcat includes tools for configuration and management, but can also be
configured by editing XML configuration files.
Tomcat 4.X was released with Catalina (servlet container), Coyote (a HTTP
connector) and Jasper (a JSP engine).
Catalina:
Catalina is Tomcat's servlet container. Catalina implements Sun Microsystems'
specifications for servlet and Java Server Pages (JSP). In Tomcat, a Realm element
represents a "database" of usernames, passwords, and roles (similar to UNIX groups)
assigned to those users. Different implementations of Realm allow Catalina to be
integrated into environments where such authentication information is already being
created and maintained, and then use that information to implement Container Managed
Security as described in the Servlet Specification.
Coyote:
Coyote is Tomcat's HTTP Connector component that supports the HTTP 1.1
protocol for the web server or application container. Coyote listens for incoming
connections on a specific TCP port on the server and forwards the request to the Tomcat
Engine to process the request and send back a response to the requesting client. It can
execute JSP's and Servlets.
Jasper:
Jasper is Tomcat's JSP Engine. Jasper parses JSP files to compile them into Java
code as servlets (that can be handled by Catalina). At runtime, Jasper detects changes to
JSP files and recompiles them.
As of version 5, Tomcat uses Jasper 2, which is an implementation of the Sun
Microsystems's JSP 2.0 specification. From Jasper to Jasper 2, important features were
added:
JSP Tag library pooling - Each tag markup in JSP file is handled by a tag handler
class. Tag handler class objects can be pooled and reused in the whole JSP servlet.

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Background JSP compilation - While recompiling modified JSP Java code, the
older version is still available for server requests. The older JSP servlet is deleted once
the new JSP servlet has finished being recompiled.
Recompile JSP when included page changes - Pages can be inserted and included
into a JSP at runtime. The JSP will not only be recompiled with JSP file changes but also
with included page changes.
JDT Java compiler - Jasper can use the Eclipse JDT (Java Development Tools)
Java compiler instead of Ant and javac.
Cluster:
This component has been added to manage large applications. It is used for load
balancing that can be achieved through many techniques. Clustering support currently
requires the JDK version 1.5 or later.
High availability:
A high-availability feature has been added to facilitate the scheduling of system
upgrades (e.g. new releases, change requests) without affecting the live environment.
This is done by dispatching live traffic requests to a temporary server on a different port
while the main server is upgraded on the main port. It is very useful in handling user
requests on high-traffic web applications.
Web Application:
It has also added user as well as system based web applications enhancement to
add support for deployment across the variety of environments. It also tries to manage
session as well as applications across the network.
Tomcat is building additional components. A number of additional components
may be used with Apache Tomcat. These components may be built by users should they
need them or they can be downloaded from one of the mirrors.
HTML
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), the languages of the World Wide Web
(WWW), allows users to produces web pages that included text, graphics and pointer to
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HTML is not a programming language but it is an application of ISO Standard
8879, SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language), but Specialized to hypertext and
adapted to the Web. The idea behind Hypertext one point to another point. We can
navigate through the information based on out interest and preference. A markup
language is simply a series of items enclosed within the elements should be displayed.
Hyperlinks are underlined or emphasized works that load to other documents or
some portions of the same document. Html can be used to display any type of document
on the host computer, which can be geographically at a different location. It is a versatile
language and can be used on any platform or desktop. HTML provides tags (special
codes) to make the document look attractive.
HTML provides are not case-sensitive. Using graphics, fonts, different sizes,
color, etc... Can enhance the presentation of the document. Anything that is not a tag is
part of the document itself.
Basic Html Tags
 Specific Comments.
<A>………</A> Creates Hypertext links.
<B>………</B> Creates hypertext links.
<Big>……..</Big> Formats text in large-font
<Body>…….</Body> contains all tags and text in the Html-
document
<Center>……</Center> Creates Text
<DD>………..</DD> Definition of a term.
<TABLE>……</TABLE> creates table
<Td>………..</Td> indicates table data in a table.
<Tr>………..</Tr> designates a table row
<Th>……….</Th> creates a heading in a table.
Advantages
 A HTML document is small and hence easy to send over the net.It is small
because it does not include formatted information.
 HTML is platform independent
 HTML tags are not case-sensitive.

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JAVA Script
JavaScript is a compact, object-based scripting language for developing client and
server internet applications. Netscape Navigator 2.0 interprets JavaScript statements
embedded directly in an HTML page. And Livewire enables you to create server-based
applications similar to common gateway interface (cgi) programs.
In a client application for Navigator, JavaScript statements embedded in an
HTML Page can recognize and respond to user events such as mouse clicks form Input,
and page navigation.
For example, you can write a JavaScript function to verify that users enter valid
information into a form requesting a telephone number or zip code. Without any network
transmission, an Html page with embedded Java Script can interpret the entered text and
alert the user with a message dialog if the input is invalid or you can use JavaScript to
perform an action (such as play an audio file, execute an applet, or communicate with a
plug-in) in response to the user opening or exiting a page.
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