Each virtual host can only have one default (ROOT) web app. Read about
virtual hosting in the Users Guide.
>> Also even if its not the standard and right thing the way I have handled
it. does it have any pitfalls?
thanks,
Shailesh
On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 9:33 PM, J Java <jforjava1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I'm just getting confused. You first posted as Nam Pham ("signed" as
> "Nam"). Then as J Java. And your StackOverflow question says Shailesh
> Vaishampayan. I can't keep up.
>
> >> Sorry for any confusion. Maybe I made a mistake in posting the reply.
> But Nam is the original user who posted it . I just replied to it.
> My name is Shailesh Vaishampayan, and I use different email just to
> keep professional emails seperate from personal emails and I have it
> registered as J Java on gmail.
>
> Each virtual host can only have one default (ROOT) web app. Read about
> virtual hosting in the Users Guide.
>
> >> Ok. thanks will have a look thanks.
>
> There is no specific reason to front Tomcat with httpd if you only
> need one instance of Tomcat. Most people need multiple instances for
> various reasons, and since Tomcat doesn't do reverse-proxying,
> generally people use httpd or something similar out front.
>
> >> right. but i do have multiple instances. so i guess my decision to use
> front server is correct.
> >>Please let me know can I do this with Tomcat virtual hosting even if its
> behind HTTPD.
>
> Thanks,
> Shailesh.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 9:25 PM, Christopher Schultz <
> ch...@christopherschultz.net> wrote:
>
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>> To whom it may concern,
>>
>> On 4/24/14, 11:44 AM, J Java wrote:
>> >> Whoever you are
>> > I am just a relatively novice Java developer. and certainly not as
>> > famous or an expert like you.
>>
>> I'm just getting confused. You first posted as Nam Pham ("signed" as
>> "Nam"). Then as J Java. And your StackOverflow question says Shailesh
>> Vaishampayan. I can't keep up.
>>
>> >> The correct way of doing things is to make re-name your web
>> >> application ROOT and deploy it as such. If you want to get rid of
>> >> the port number, you'll have to run Tomcat on port 80 instead of
>> >> 8080 or 86 or whatever
>> >
>> > Ok. but what if i have to do this for multiple applications on a
>> > single tomcat. I guess tomcat can have only one default ROOT app.
>> > right?
>>
>> Each virtual host can only have one default (ROOT) web app. Read about
>> virtual hosting in the Users Guide.
>>
>> > Also general practice is to run tomcat behind HTTP and not expose
>> > it directly to internet. Please forgive me if my assumptions are
>> > absurd
>>
>> There is no specific reason to front Tomcat with httpd if you only
>> need one instance of Tomcat. Most people need multiple instances for
>> various reasons, and since Tomcat doesn't do reverse-proxying,
>> generally people use httpd or something similar out front.
>>
>> - -chris
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