How do I install the PoolMan connection broker software?
It is important to properly use database connection pooling when you are developing servlets that communicate with your database. There are only a certain number of database connections available to you, so pooling the connections efficiently is very important. More information on database connection pooling can be found in the Database section of the FAQ. In the past, we’ve recommended using the Java Exchange pooling classes. There is nothing wrong with that package, but there is no built-in way to use it in JSP documents. We found that many customers were having trouble sharing the same pool of connections across both servlets and JSP documents with the Java Exchange solution. Furthermore, we provided sample code for doing connection pooling within a JSP document using Allaire’s JSPDBConnection bean. We’ve discovered that there are problems with Allaire’s bean and do not recommend using it. At this time, we’ve had good success using the Poolman connection pooling software. This softw
