glenn 2003/11/25 19:42:37 Modified: webapps/tomcat-docs proxy-howto.xml Log: Replace references to mod_webapp with mod_jk, add Apache 2 mod_proxy section Revision Changes Path 1.4 +13 -7 jakarta-tomcat-4.0/webapps/tomcat-docs/proxy-howto.xml Index: proxy-howto.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/jakarta-tomcat-4.0/webapps/tomcat-docs/proxy-howto.xml,v retrieving revision 1.3 retrieving revision 1.4 diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4 --- proxy-howto.xml 12 Jan 2003 17:26:46 -0000 1.3 +++ proxy-howto.xml 26 Nov 2003 03:42:37 -0000 1.4 @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ <p>Using standard configurations of Tomcat, web applications can ask for the server name and port number to which the request was directed for processing. When Tomcat is running standalone with the -<a href="config/http11.html">HTTP/1.1 Connector</a>, it will generally +<a href="config/coyote.html">Coyote HTTP/1.1 Connector</a>, it will generally report the server name specified in the request, and the port number on which the <strong>Connector</strong> is listening. The two servlet API calls of interest, for this purpose, are:</p> @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ <p>Apache 1.3 supports an optional module (<code>mod_proxy</code>) that configures the web server to act as a proxy server. This can be used to forward requests for a particular web application to a Tomcat 4 instance, -without having to configure a web connector such as <code>mod_webapp</code>. +without having to configure a web connector such as <code>mod_jk</code>. To accomplish this, you need to perform the following tasks:</p> <ol> <li>Configure your copy of Apache so that it includes the @@ -116,12 +116,18 @@ <p>When requests are proxied in this manner, <strong>all</strong> requests for the configured web applications will be processed by Tomcat (including -requests for static content). You will often be able to improve performance -by using the <code>mod_webapp</code> web connector instead, which -automatically configures itself to have Apache handle static content that is -not processed by filters or security constraints defined within the web -application's deployment descriptor (<code>/WEB-INF/web.xml</code>).</p> +requests for static content). You can improve performance by using the +<code>mod_jk</code> web connector instead of <code>mod_proxy</code>. +<code>mod_jk</code> can be configured so that the web server serves static +content that is not processed by filters or security constraints defined +within the web application's deployment descriptor +(<code>/WEB-INF/web.xml</code>).</p> +</section> + +<section name="Apache 2.0 Proxy Support"> +The same instructions hold true as for 1.3. (Except in Apache 2.0, +you may omit <code>AddModule mod_proxy.c</code>) </section> </body>
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