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This tutorial has been designed for beginners to help them understand the basic functionality of Java Server Pages (JSP) to develop your web applications. After completing this tutorial you will find yourself at a moderate level of expertise in using JSP from where you can take yourself to the next levels.

Check out the JSP project development tutorials at the end of this tutorial.

Basic JSP Tutorial

JSP - Overview - In this article, we will learn what is JSP technology, JSP files, how to keep JSP files, and the advantage of JSP.

How JSP Works - In this article, we will learn how JSP works with a simple example.

JSP - Scripting Elements - In this article, we will learn important JSP scripting elements with examples.

JSP Expression Tag - In this article, we use the JSP expression tag to compute some type of expression and the result of that is included in the HTML page that's returned to the browser.

JSP Scriptlets - In this article, we will learn what is JSP scriptlet and how to use a scriptlet tag with an example.

JSP Declaration Tag - In this article, we will learn how to use a JSP declaration tag with an example.

JSP Implicit Objects - In this article, we will learn what are JSP implicit objects with an example.

JSP Directives - In this article, we will learn what is JSP directive and what are available JSP directives with an example.

JSP page Directive - In this article, we will learn how to use the JSP page directive with an example.

JSP Include Directive - In this article, we will learn how to use JSP include directive with an example.

JSP taglib Directive - In this article, we will learn how to use JSP taglib directive with an example.

How to Call a Java Class in JSP - In this post, we will show you how to call a Java class from JSP.

JSP Actions - In this article, we will learn what are JSP Actions and how to use JSP actions with an example.

JSP - Processing HTML Form Data - In this article, we will learn how to make use of HTML forms with JSP. We will build a complete Student Registration HTML Form with the input button, checkbox button, radio button, and dropdown list, etc.

JSP - Page Redirecting - In this article, we will discuss page redirecting with JSP.

JSP with JDBC and MySQL Database

JSP + JDBC + MySQL Example - In this article, we will build a simple Employee Registration module using JSP, JDBC, and the MySQL database.

JSP Registration Form + JDBC + MySQL Example - In this article, we will build a simple Employee Registration module using JSP, JDBC, and the MySQL database.

JSP Login Form + JDBC + MySQL Example - In this article, we will build a simple Login Form using JSP, JDBC, and the MySQL database.

JSTL Tutorial

JSP Custom Tag Development

JSP Custom Tag Development - In this tutorial, we will learn how to create a simple JSP custom tag and how to use it in JSP. Custom tags are user-defined tags.