> Sigh, it's not the gospel according to <epithet> Mr. Eggers :-p.
I mock you not sir. p > I just read and follow instructions / source code / information on the 'net / > snappy answers to my not so bright questions. Once I figure it all out (TM), > I'll write it up and post on a Wiki somewhere. > > Here's how I understand things to work. Corrections happily accepted. > > Browser <-- HTTP --> Apache HTTPD <-- (assume) AJP --> Tomcat > > 1. A browser requests a URL and it ends up on the Apache HTTPD server (DNS, > etc.) > 2. Apache HTTPD does this: > a. Do I have NamedVirtualHost configured? > b. Do I have a ServerName or ServerAlias match? > 1. If I match, route to the appropriate virtual host > 2. If I don't match, serve from my default configuration > c. In the virtual host > 1. Is there a matching JkMount - send it off to Tomcat > 2. If there is no matching JkMount - process locally > 3. In Tomcat > > a. Do I have a matching <Host> or <Alias> entry in server.conf > 1. If so, send the request to that > 2. If not, send the request to the default host (by default localhost) > b. Process the request > c. Send the results back via AJP to Apache HTTPD > 4. In Apache HTTPD > a. Accept AJP stream from Tomcat > b. Send back to browser as HTTP > > In short, you need to make sure you have a match between the named virtual > host in Apache HTTPD's httpd.conf and the virtual host in Tomcat's > server.xml. Match a server alias in Apache HTTPD's httpd.conf with an alias > element in Tomcat's server.xml. > > You can actually play games with wild card matches, but then cookie paths > might become confusing. There was a discussion about this on the mailing list > a while ago. > > As for external access, you'll have to register each domain name so that DNS > resolves to the correct IP address. > > . . . . just my two cents. > /mde/ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
