> I don't want to be a wet blanket, and I really honestly don't usually > jump on the bash java bandwagon, but installing and configuring tomcat > to do the simplest task was _not_ easy last time I tried (about a year > ago). And don't forget you have to have Java installed in the first > place to use tomcat.
I honestly don't know where all this confusion comes from. Installing tomcat is very easy to say the least. Untar it and start it up. If you don't want to run on port 8080 (default), make one change. If you want to use it in conjunction with apache, include a line in your httpd.conf file. Thats it. Easy. Now, when people say PHP is so much easier to get a web app up and running, they are assuming someone has compiled php for them with all the options they need. But wait a second, you need this opition and that option and maybe postgres support. Lets recompile. They both have their trade offs and advantages but don't say installing a simple web app in tomcat is hard, because its not. Now, if we are talking about deploying EJBs,having parent/child relationships with webapps, have a webapps remotely call EJB on 10 different servers in Oralce 9iAS or Websphere, then okay -- I will give that to you... its a royal pain. But --- its my understanding PHP does not have anything as complex as EJB's like Java does. Flame on :) .===================================. | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | | Don't Fear the Penguin. | | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | `==================================='
