Apache Axis2 - Apache Axis2 Tutorial

In this section we will learn Apache Axis2 with the help of examples. Apache Axis2 is a Web Service engine for deploying the web services. The Apache Axis2 Web services engine is available for Java and C language. I this tutorial we will learn about the Apache Axis2 for Java.

The Axis 1.5 is the latest release at the time of writing of this tutorial. We will use Apache Axis2 1.5 for developing and testing our example code.

The Axis2 1.5  requires JDK 1.5 or above to run. You can deploy the axis2.war on tomcat or any other servlet container and start deploying and testing the applications.

The Apache Axis2 was introduced in August 2004 Summit in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Now Apache Axis2  is more flexible, efficient and configurable compared to the Axis 1.x.

Let's get started with Apache Axis2

1. Introduction to Apache Axis2
   This section introduces you with the Apache Axis2 Engine. More about Apache Axis2 Tutorial.
    
2. Apache Axis2 on Tomcat
   The Apache Tomcat server can be used to run the Axis2 engine and deploy the Web services.
    
3. Downloading and Installing Apache Axis2
   In this example we will download and install the Axis2 on tomcat server.
     
4. Apache Axis2 Hello World Example
   In this example we will download and install the Axis2 on tomcat server.
    
5. Testing Apache Axis2 Hello World Example
   In this example we will develop client application and test it.
    
6. WSDL2Java ant tool
   In this section we will learn how to use SWDL2java tool from ant build.xml file.