I already thought of something that I left out of the outline, and that is a
section full of EXAMPLES. Multiple examples for each way that Tomcat can be
configured for virtual hosts.
-Scott
Scott Tatum wrote:
> It seems like half the questions posted these days to the mailing list
> have something to do with virtual hosting. The existing documentation
> covers most of the bases, but it is spread across several documents and
> contains outdated information that is confusing (e.g. mod_jserv).
>
> Therefore, I am in the process of writing detailed documentation on
> setting up virtual hosting. The documentation right now has a few
> limitations:
>
> 1. Only Tomcat 3.2.x will be discussed. There is no production version
> of Tomcat 4, and everyone using Tomcat 3 should be using the latest
> version.
> 2. Only mod_jk will be discussed. Everyone who is setting up Tomcat now
> should be using mod_jk - I see no reason to discuss mod_jserv.
> 3. Setup is only for a unix environment. I don't currently have any
> experience setting up Tomcat in a Windows environment, though setting up
> Tomcat standalone should be almost identical.
> 4. Only webserver integration discussed is with Apache. This is the only
> webserver I have experience integrating Tomcat with. I would do some
> testing with IIS but I don't have access to it. If someone else would be
> willing to provide similar documentation for IIS and/or iPlanet
> integration, that would be great!
>
> Below is an initial outline for the document. The documentation will of
> course be in HTML, and I will try to mimic the formatting style of the
> existing documentation. I welcome suggestions for
> changes/additions/enhancements to this outline - I came up with it very
> quickly. Once I get some feedback from this I will begin writing the
> documentation, hopefully within in the next couple of days.
>
> Virtual Hosting and Tomcat
>
> 1. Introduction
> 2. Virtual Hosting Options
> 2.1 Tomcat Standalone
> 2.2 Tomcat with Apache
> 2.2.1 Apache + Single Tomcat Instance
> 2.2.2 Apache + Multiple Tomcat Instances
> 2.4 AJP12 vs. AJP13
> 2.5 General Do's and Dont's
> 3. Configuring Tomcat Standalone
> 3.1 Configuration Files Involved
> 3.2 Modifying server.xml
> 4. Configuring Tomcat + Single Tomcat Instance
> 4.1 Configuration Files Involved
> 4.2 Configuring server.xml
> 4.3 Configuring workers.properties
> 4.4 Configuring uriworkermap.properties
> 4.5 Configuring mod_jk.conf
> 4.6 Testing and Troubleshooting
> 5. Configuring Tomcat + Multiple Tomcat Instances
> 4.1 Configuration Files Involved
> 4.2 Creating and Configuring Separate server.xml Files
> 4.3 Configuring workers.properties
> 4.4 Configuring uriworkermap.properties
> 4.5 Configuring mod_jk.conf
> 4.6 Testing and Troubleshooting
>
> -Scott
>
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> Scott Tatum | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Senior Applications Developer, Special Projects
> WorldCom | http://www.wcom.com/
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