To have Apache act as the front end for Tomcat you will need a connector that both will understand. Several are provided, for almost all platforms and web servers. Some have been used for a longer period of time and are thus considered more "stable" than the others. So it all boils down to, production environments versus development environments. For production environments you would probably require a connector that is considered more "stable" and with which you can get more help if you need it. So if your talking about a production environment then for your described configuration you would probably want to use mod_jk.
JK2 is the being actively developed now, so the documentation and help are just now getting under way. The documentation for the connectors is included in Tomcat is available at http://localhost:8080/tomcat-docs/ Then look for JK. If for some reason that doesn't work then up to date docs are available at http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat-connectors/jk2/release/v2.0.1/doc/ The connectors are available at http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat-connectors/ There are several people who maintain HowTo documentation. Try a search at google for mod_jk. Here are some that might help. Short list of Apache Tomcat integration How To's for multiple operating systems. First try the search at http://www.mail-archive.com/tomcat-user@;jakarta.apache.org/ or Google. Here is mine for windows using all the latest of each. ftp://pokey.wr.usgs.gov/pub/rsowders/ Here's another for windows using the "production quality" versions. http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/~salazar/apache_tomcat.html Here's another for windows using older "production quality" versions. http://www.galatea.com/flashguides/apache-tomcat-24-win32.xml Here's another for windows and Linux using older versions, and mod_webapp. http://bruno.vernay.free.fr/HowTo/Apache-tomcat/bWebServer/index.html Here's one for an unspecified unix using "production quality" versions. http://www.pubbitch.org/jboss/mod_jk2.html Here is one using older versions on Linux. http://www.ubeans.com/tomcat/index.html Here's a nice one for RH Linux using solid production versions. http://www.johnturner.com/howto/apache-tomcat-howto.html rls [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rainer Bruch) 10/22/2002 06:46 PM Please respond to "Tomcat Users List" To: "Tomcat User List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: Subject: Installing Tomcat 4.1.12 under Win2k, Apache 1.3.22, PHP4.1.2 hi list, as a newbee on tomcat i need installation assistance (manual, etc.) for correct installation for tomcat 4.1.12 for following systemconfiguration: - win2k pro - apache 1.3.22 - php4.1.2 - j2sdk1.4.0_02 (including jre) how can i "include" the tomcat in my apache webserver and my php-scripting? which files do i need? where can i download this files? where can i download installation instructions? etc. my tomcat installation is running as standalone server, but i cannot include the tomcat in my apache to improve performance for java, php scripting, etc. thanks for help. raibru [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:tomcat-user-unsubscribe@;jakarta.apache.org> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:tomcat-user-help@;jakarta.apache.org> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:tomcat-user-unsubscribe@;jakarta.apache.org> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:tomcat-user-help@;jakarta.apache.org>
