Testing a Web site

Once you have created your Web site, you need to test the Web site to ensure that all of the navigation and external links work correctly.

Prerequisites:

1. Create or import a Web project.

2. Create a Web site.

Testing your Web site is different than previewing a Web page. The preview tab will enable you to see how the design will look in a Web browser; however, testing the Web site will allow you to experience the dynamic aspects of the Web pages are they would work when running on a server.

To test your Web site, you can use the default test environment provided with this product called the WebSphere test environment. The WebSphere test environment is a simulated server.

To test your Web site using WebSphere test environment, do the following:

1. Expand the Web project that you want to test.

2. Right-click the Web project or a file within the Web project (such as a JSP file, servlet, or HTML file) that you want to test.

3. Select Run on Server. The Server selection wizard opens.

4. Follow the instructions in the wizard to create the server test environment. The server tools automatically do the following tasks for you:
   • Create a server project with Servers as the default name.

   • Create the server.

   • Create the server configuration.

   • Set the server to use the server configuration.

   • Add the EAR project containing your Web project to the server configuration.

   • Start the server.

   • Display the file in the Web Browser.

Once you have tested your Web site, and have made any necessary corrections or changes, you can then deploy your Web site to a Web server. For more information on publishing your Web application to a server, refer to the online help topic Publishing applications to a server.

 

Related tasks

Web site development
Defining a Web site strategy
Designing Web sites
Creating or importing Web pages and Web resources
Publishing a Web site
Maintaining Web sites