Basically Apache sends all requests for 'whatever-the-domain.com/cocoon/*' to Tomcat4. Tomcat4's server.xml has many host records for www.domain1.com, www.domain2.com, www.domain3.com, etc. Within each host record I can have a context which maps /cocoon to a directory (the docBase). What I need to know is if the docBase can be any directory as long as its WEB-INF/web.xml is setup correctly, does it have to be the cocoon directory itself (i.e. $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/cocoon) or a sub-directory of it. And for each customer, do I need a separate cocoon webapp installation or can I have each customer's XML files being directed towards the one single cocoon install?
Do I have to start messing around with sitemap files for this type of thing? If anyone out there has provided virtual cocoon hosting with Tomcat, can you give me some pointers? Thanks, Larkin. Berin Loritsch wrote: > Larkin Cunningham wrote: > >> My query relates to how one goes about offering Cocoon through >> virtual hosting. I have Cocoon 2.0 installed on one of our live web >> servers alongside Apache and Tomcat 4.0.1. I have Apache talking to >> Tomcat talking to Cocoon. I have mounted the installed cocoon webapp >> under $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/cocoon to a context for a single domain >> (say for now www.thedomain.com). I can now access >> www.thedomain.com/cocoon/welcome and I see the usual welcome page and >> I can look at various XML, XSP, FOP pages, etc. >> >> So far so good, but how do I go about offering this on a virtual >> basis? The documentation for cocoon is fine, but doesn't really >> address virtual hosting (at least I don't think it does). If its >> there then I wasn't able to understand it. This list and the archives >> tend to be geared towards single site web applications. And there are >> very few web hosting companies offering cocoon so there hasn't been >> much from that direction on this list. > > > > Are you referring to multiple hosts like this: > > http://www.thedomain.com/ > http://foo.thedomain.com/ > http://bar.thedomain.com/ > > or are you referring to getting rid of the /cocoon/ in front of the URL? > > > >> I am using mod_jk (ajp 1.3) for getting apache to talk to >> tomcat/catalina. I have included "JkMount /cocoon/* ajp13" as part of >> httpd.conf. As part of server.xml under the Host entry for >> www.thedomain.com I have: >> <Context path="/cocoon" >> docBase="/opt/jakarta-tomcat-4.0.1/webapps/cocoon" debug="0"/> >> >> This is fine for getting the samples to work, but where do I go next >> for virtual hosting of customer web applications? Can I change the >> docBase to a directory within the virtual site space and get XML >> processed by Cocoon by having the correct web.xml within WEB-INF? > > > > When you say Virtual hosting, you are mixing what a webapp is for and > what a web server is for. > > You follow your web server's instructions for virtual hosting, and then > place the directive for mapping requests to the webapp from there. > > >> >> Any help appreciated. Once I am fully happy with this I will get the >> site added to the cocoon hosting page. >> >> Regards, >> >> Larkin Cunningham >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Please check that your question has not already been answered in the >> FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faqs.html> >> >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> . >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faqs.html> To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
