Help setting up a Java EE development environment in Windows 7 Ultimate machine

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Help setting up a Java EE development environment in Windows 7 Ultimate machine

I installed the following in that order:

Java Runtime
Java SE SDK
Netbeans 6.9.1 (which components should I choose?)
XAMPP 1.7.3 for the MySQL database server
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I don't know whether that is enough for developing Java EE applications. What are the things I should install and in what order, so that I can develop Java EE applications? Please give me the links to download because when I search in Google and find the pages, there are many packages for all these things and I can't seem to figure out which one to download.

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The following stack is IMO a good one for a beginner (because you'll find tons of very didactic tutorials):

Java SE JDK 6
NetBeans as IDE
MySQL (or XAMPP, but NetBeans provides a very good SQL client) as database server
GlassFish Open Source Edition 3.0.1 as Java EE 6 application server

Then follow tutorials like:

The NetBeans E-commerce Tutorial - Setting up the Development Environment
Java EE & Java Web Learning Trail (many of them here)

Once you'll be more familiar with the Java EE platform, it will always be possible to do variations around the base (e.g. another IDE).

Pascal Thivent 2010-10-13 08:31:43

When I generally search for "java 6 jdk" lots of Java SE links come up. But when I specifically searched for "java ee 6 jdk", I got a EE download page - http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javaee/downloads/index.html Does that page contain the proper Java EE 6 JDK? Is that the JDK you suggested in your first point?

Senthil 2010-10-13 10:28:27

The links themselves give the location from where I can download the JDK. Thanks for all the links :)

Senthil 2010-10-13 10:41:05

@Senthil The Java SE JDK is what you need to do Java development (it contains development tools like the javac compiler). GlassFish is a server on which you can run Java EE code. You can get GlassFish as part of a bundle (the "Java EE SDK", or even in some versions of NetBeans) but my suggestion is to install individual components.

Pascal Thivent 2010-10-13 10:47:43

Now I am clear. I need 1)Java SE JDK 2)NetBeans IDE alone 3)GlassFish server alone

Senthil 2010-10-13 10:56:41

@Senthil Yes, that's it.

Pascal Thivent 2010-10-13 11:25:22

+1.. I have successfully installed the entire set and created a simple web app. The whole thing is working properly. Thanks a lot :) The next hurdle is basic database app..

Senthil 2010-10-13 17:55:03

@Senthil Glad it was useful. For the next step, no hurdle, just have a look at some tutorials from the above links like [Connecting the Application to the Database](http://netbeans.org/kb/docs/javaee/ecommerce/connect-db.html) or [Creating a Simple Web Application Using a MySQL Database](http://netbeans.org/kb/docs/web/mysql-webapp.html).

Pascal Thivent 2010-10-13 18:00:49

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