Isn't there an <Alias> tag within <Context>?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Turner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 9:32 AM
> To: Tomcat Users List
> Subject: Re: From which apache virtual host did a request come from?
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> 
> Mike Curwen wrote:
> 
> > 1) Is it possible to mount several virtual hosts to the same web
> > application (the default one, as it happens)
> 
> I think this is possible, though maybe not desired.
> 
> You can see this with the manager app.  Setup a bunch of 
> virtual hosts 
> that have the same appBase, with Contexts that have the same docBase, 
> and you will be able to reach the same application on any of the host 
> names.  I determined that it was better to give a separate appBase to 
> each virtual host.
> 
> If you mean setting separate appBase's for each virtual host, 
> and still 
> being able to access the same webapp (Context with the same 
> docBase not 
> a copy of the webapp in another docBase), I would say "no".  It's at 
> least a security risk.  Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
> 
> > 2) Once the request is at that application, what's the best way to
> > determine from which virtual host it was sent?
> > 
> > One solution would be to chop of the URI part of the URL.
> > That would give me the http://www.foo.com:port/  part
> 
> I think this makes the most sense.  Using a token of "/" it 
> wouldn't be 
> too hard to get everything between the second and third token.
> 
> John
> 
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