Thanks, Chris! It's a really helpful reply :-) The good news is that the latest version of ArcIMS support both Apache 2.2 and 2.0 branch. Guess I better use the latest.
-Kresh Christopher Schultz-2 wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Kresh, > > On 10/2/2009 10:49 AM, Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman wrote: >> Tomcat-wise, will there be any problems to accept slight differences in >> version? For example, is it okay if I use Apache 2.2.4 with Tomcat >> 6.0.20? >> And how about Tomcat connector? For example, is it possible to use Apache >> 2.0.63 while using mod_jk2-2.0.43.dll connector? > > Generally speaking, minor versions within the same branch (like 6.0.13 > versus 6.0.18 versus 6.0.20) should be compatible. Always be sure to > read the change log and/or release notes for the intervening versions > between the "approved" version and the one you intend to use to see if > any possible breaking-changes have been made. Usually, anything that > might break something has a configuration parameter that will set it > back to the old behavior. > > I would take whatever version is recommended by the software vendor and > then move up to the latest point-release for that version. So, if Apache > httpd 2.2.4 is approved for your software, I would go ahead and use > 2.2.13 (the latest in the 2.2 branch) or if 2.0.50 is approved, then go > ahead and use 2.0.63 (the latest in the 2.0 branch). The same can be > said for Tomcat: just get the latest point-release in the recommended > branch. > > If you are using mod_jk, always get the latest version. Never install > mod_jk2 -- it's a dead project and has been (confusingly) replaced by > mod_jk (which appears to be a version "behind", but is in fact the > state-of-the-art for AJP connectors). > >> As for newer version of connector, is it possible to use >> mod_jk-1.2.28-httpd-2.2.3.so? > > It's best to use > mod-jk-[mod_jk version]-httpd-[matching-httpd-version].so > > If you use httpd 2.2.13 and mod_jk-xyz-httpd-2.2.3.so, you may encounter > problems. > > Actually, it's best to download the source code for mod_jk and build it > against your exact httpd version if that's a possibility for you. > Compiling mod_jk is trivial. > >> It is an .so file, while I plan to deploy the >> Tomcat and Apache in Windows. On the other hand, I cannot find >> mod_jk-1.2.28-httpd-2.2.3.dll. There are other .dll files, but those are >> for >> IIS, while I plan to use Tomcat with Apache on Windows. > > Yeah, the files in > http://mirrors.devlib.org/apache/tomcat/tomcat-connectors/jk/binaries/win32/jk-1.2.28/ > are called .so but they are appropriate for deployment on windows. > > - -chris > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (MingW32) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAkrGLj8ACgkQ9CaO5/Lv0PA0MwCfWunvgH+z65T+2wC4zgQ0RD2s > BIAAoLoBrFYVnYBqw7KzQozEf9b/dlWz > =j57F > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Installing-Tomcat%3A-how-much-do-versions-matter--tp25696421p25725896.html Sent from the Tomcat - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
