If your application is using the HTTPSession, then you will want apache to "stick" you to the same instance of tomcat on the backend for all requests for that session. mod_jk and mod_jk2 both support this. Forgive me if I am wrong, but I dont think mod_proxy will do this for you.
-sean > -----Original Message----- > From: Wesley Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 12:54 PM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: RE: Apache-Tomcat connectors... why?? > > > Thank you Howard and Jim, > > I will look into mod_proxy. Things seem a little more > complicated because I > am attempted to integrate with the JBoss tomcat bundle. Obviously the > configuration is a little different here and most howto's > require a little > bit more thinking about as to where to find the files etc... > > Im not sure about using tomcat as a static content server. > Apache has many > features that tomcat doesnt as it is designed for this task. > It might solve > the problem, but the powers-that-be are quite keen on full > integration. > > Im not sure that servlets do require anything extra at HTTP > level. Perhaps I > am missing something but due to the relative simplicity of > HTTP and the fact > its stateless I would assume that the servlet container cant require > anything extra. From the browsers perspective it is > requesting a static > resource, by name, from a domain. > > The proxying route would have the added advantage of not having to > reconfigure mod_jk(2) everytime a new web app is added. The > browser says > "Give me /index.jsp", apache says "I cant find index.jsp, but > i know about > THIS http server (tomcat), that might", tomcat says "yup, i > can do that for > you, here it is", apache says "Here you go... i found it > eventually"... all > over HTTP. > > It seems to make a lot of sense to me, but as you say, if this simple > solution has not been shouted about, it will mean there is a > fundemental > flaw... lots of smarter guys than me working on this stuff =o) > > Thanks again for your help! > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Howard Jim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 16 December 2003 19:34 > > To: Tomcat Users List > > Subject: RE: Apache-Tomcat connectors... why?? > > > > > > I believe what you are referring to is the ProxyPass Directive > > > > http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/mod_proxy.html#proxypass > > > > I have used this before, but haven't played with it as a way to > > reference the app server. If it were that simple, I imagine it > > would have already been done. I am just getting going with the > > connectors, but things like parameters, servlets, and the like > > have their own needs which may require a closer integration with > > the webserver than can be provided by a simple reverse proxy > > setup. If all you need is the reverse proxy setup, then perhaps > > you don't even need the webserver. Just let tomcat serve it all, > > then all your connector worries are moot. > > > > Jim > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Wesley Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 1:27 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Apache-Tomcat connectors... why?? > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > Hopefully I picked a good list to bring this topic up on. There > > were several > > candidates. > > > > I have spent some time today attempting to perform the > non-trival task of > > configuring communication between the apache web server and > the tomcat > > servlet engine. This seems to be a fairly complicated > process involving > > quite a lot of configuration and some degree of black magic. > > > > It occured to me that a simpler approch would be to simply > have apache > > forward requests at HTTP level to a list of slave servers > in the form of > > "Cant find this resource!! Can you??". Before apache returns a > > 404 error it > > could consult some form of list and ask other servers on the > > network (tomcat > > for instance ;o)) to attempt to find the resource via HTTP. > I dont see a > > reason why this would perform particually badly in the most > > common set up of > > apache + tomcat. > > > > Presumably there is a way to configure apache to do this already > > (if anyone > > could point me to the write manaual page I would be grateful), > > but it doesnt > > seem to be offered up a simple solution to a complex > problem on the tomcat > > integration pages. > > > > My question... why is this solution not mentioned more > often given the > > number of "how do i configure mod_jk2??" results on google > and would their > > be any serious disadvantages with such an approch? > > > > Thanks > > > > Wesley Hall > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System. 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