Hello John Thanks for your email. 1. What are the advantages of using Apache on top of Tomcat (with regards to security and otherwise)? If there is a document already, please point me to that. 2. Where can I know more about the AJP protocol?
~rf --- "Turner, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In production, you only want the connectors used for > actual connections to > be enabled. If you're leaving port 8080 open, > there's really no purpose for > Apache, as one of the primary purposes of using > Apache on port 80 instead of > Tomcat is security. Leaving Tomcat available on > 8080 undermines this goal. > So, if you are using a connector at all, there's no > reason to have any port > open except the connector port. > > The protocol used by the JK/JK2 connectors is not > HTTP. It is called "AJP", > which, I believe, stands for "Apache JServ > Protocol". JServ was the > "original" Apache + Tomcat connector. > > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: rf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 2:29 AM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Re: mod_jk > > > Thank you Lajos and Oscar. > Btw, what is the interface Apache uses to > communicate > to Tomcat at 8009? I guess it wont be HTTP. For > security reasons, I assume it would be safer to run > all tomcat processes on the lo interface. Is this > correct, and recommended? > > ~rf. > > > --- Lajos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Rf - > > > > When you use mod_jk, Apache communicates to Tomcat > > on (default) port > > 8009. Port 8080 is for direct HTTP connections to > > Tomcat which, by > > default is enabled. So, the answer is yes: you can > > expose web > > applications to Apache via mod_jk, and access them > > on the Apache port, > > but also access them by point your browser > directly > > to the Tomcat port. > > > > Regards, > > > > Lajos > > > > > > rf wrote: > > > When I use a tomcat-apache connector to redirect > > http > > > requests to port 80 to port 8080, can I still > use > > port > > > 8080 to connect to tomcat directly bypassing > > apache? > > > If yes, how do I not allow this? By running > tomcat > > on > > > lo's 8080? What about on Windows? > > > > > > Thank you > > > Rf > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > > now. > > > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Lajos Moczar > > ---------------------------------------- > > Open Source Support, Consulting and Training > > ---------------------------------------- > > Cocoon Developer's Handbook > > > > > (www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0672322579) > > > > _ _____ > > / \ / > > /___\ / > > / \ /____ > > > > http://www.galatea.com -- powered by AzSSL > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --- > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system > (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.449 / Virus Database: 251 - Release > Date: 1/27/2003 > > > --- > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system > (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.449 / Virus Database: 251 - Release > Date: 1/27/2003 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ________________________________________________________________________ Missed your favourite TV serial last night? Try the new, Yahoo! TV. visit http://in.tv.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
