I recently set up a server running Red Hat Linux 7.2 Some Background - I have installed apache 1.3.2 And Tomcat 4.0.3 with mod_webapp
So now I have mod_webapp up and running but I'm still not quite sure Its the best connector for the job .. -- FYI - -- For anyone trying to get this working I followed the directions I found at .. -- http://dcb.sun.com/practices/howtos/tomcat_apache.jsp So of course .. I'm off to Google where I search diligently for information regarding mod_webapp, mod_jk, AJP13, WARP etc., Basically to summarize what I was able to find - AFAIK it looks like mod_webapp is the connector that was supposed to run the show in Tomcat 4.0 but because of limited time and resources it wasn't 100% ready for the release so mod_jk was ported to 4.0 and now many users who were already using mod_jk have continued using mod_jk rather than swap over to mod_webapp - it also seems like mod_webapp follows the 'standard' for how a webapp is supposed to be deployed i.e.. all files go in the webapps directory with a WEB-INF etc.. - this seems optimal for users with pre-existing web applications which they need to "drop into place" It seemed to me from what I found that mod_jk is more useful if what you are attempting to is to just forward .jsp and servlet requests on to tomcat while serving all other content through Apache .. I have seen some comments about how this behavior MIGHT be accomplished with mod_webapp but no actual examples of a working config .. In addition it looks like the mod_jk crowd is/was upset because mod_webapp doesn't/didn't support load_balancing so there seems to be some argument as to which connector is better suited for some users. (not sure if this has been resolved?) So my question is has anyone found or does anyone know of a good unbiased document outlining the differences between mod_webapp and mod_jk - I have seen many questions on this subject but I haven't been able to find much in the way of answers.. Also will mod_jk continue to be supported in future releases or is the plan to have it eventually replaced with mod_webapp? And does anyone know - is it possible to use mod_webapp to only serve .jsp and servlets and if so how? Because in the configuration file you need to define the DocumentRoot as a directory which means all your content must be in your webapps dir for .jsps to work and that means your html will be served by Tomcat. -- Or does it? All helpful input appreciated - by all means please inform me of any misstatements I may have inadvertently made .. -Derek Stedman
