good point.. try to determine if tc is running before trying to start it again
netstat -a | grep PortNumber M-- ----- Original Message ----- Wrom: TZRCLBDXRQBGJSNBOHMKHJYFMYXOEAIJ To: "Tomcat Users List" <users@tomcat.apache.org> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 8:44 AM Subject: Re: apache and tomcat > Which is complaining of a port in use -- tomcat or a httpd? Can you > post the message your are getting? > > These two don't typically use the same ports by default. It may be > tomcat is installed as a service and already running when you try to > start it. > > --David > > --David > > Richard Dunne wrote: > > >I have installed Apache server on port 80 as per installation recommened. Problem is port seems to be in use. Tomcat 6 is on port 8080, does this affect the Apache server in any way? > > > >Richard. > > > > > >----- Original Message ---- > >Wrom: JPHSCRTNHGSWZIDREXCAXZOWCONEUQ > >To: Tomcat Users List <users@tomcat.apache.org> > >Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 12:53:56 PM > >Subject: Re: apache and tomcat > > > >You're right -- Apache Tomcat doesn't handle PHP especially well. It's > >designed to handle and execute code in java web applications built to > >the servlet spec very well though. > > > >Think of Apache Httpd as a general web server -- it serves content very > >well and with the right modules can hand off some requests to > >interpreters like PHP and Perl. Apache Tomcat on the other hand > >specializes in providing a container and API for handling Java web > >applications -- which Apache Httpd doesn't do at all. As such, Tomcat > >Httpd can hand off requests for PHP and Perl to their interpreters but > >not nearly as well as Apache Httpd. > > > >They can coincide on the same system as long as they are on different > >ports. If you want Apache Httpd to server content generated in Tomcat, > >you can use either mod_jk or Apache Httpd's reverse proxy > > > >--David > > > > > >Richard Dunne wrote: > > > > > > > >>Can someone please explain the fundamental difference between Httpd and Tomcat? I installed Tomcat 6, but it doesn't seem to be liking PHP a whole lot. Do I need to un-install Tomcat 6 and install Apache 2 on its own? Just a bit confused as I am trying to get Apache and PHP5 working together. > >> > >>Any words of wisdom? > >>Thanks, > >> > >>Richard > >> > >> > >> ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ > >>Be a better friend, newshound, and > >>know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ > >Looking for last minute shopping deals? > >Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]