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| 4 | </a></small></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#525D76"><font face="arial,helvetica.sanserif" color="#ffffff"><a name="Introduction"><strong>Introduction</strong></a></font></td></tr><tr><td><blockquote> |
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| 6 | <p>This is the top-level entry point of the documentation bundle for the |
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| 7 | <strong>Apache Tomcat</strong> Servlet/JSP container. Apache Tomcat version 6.0 |
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| 8 | implements the |
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| 9 | Servlet 2.5 and JavaServer Pages 2.1 specifications from the |
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| 10 | <a href="http://www.jcp.org">Java Community Process</a>, and includes many |
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| 11 | additional features that make it a useful platform for developing and deploying |
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| 12 | web applications and web services.</p> |
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| 14 | <p>Select one of the links from the navigation menu (to the left) to drill |
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| 15 | down to the more detailed documentation that is available. Each available |
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| 16 | manual is described in more detail below.</p> |
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| 18 | </blockquote></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#525D76"><font face="arial,helvetica.sanserif" color="#ffffff"><a name="Apache Tomcat User Guide"><strong>Apache Tomcat User Guide</strong></a></font></td></tr><tr><td><blockquote> |
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| 19 | |
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| 20 | <p>The following documents will assist you in downloading, installing |
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| 21 | Apache Tomcat 6, and using many of the Apache Tomcat features.</p> |
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| 23 | <ol> |
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| 24 | <li><a href="introduction.html"><strong>Introduction</strong></a> - A |
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| 25 | brief, high level, overview of Apache Tomcat.</li> |
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| 26 | <li><a href="setup.html"><strong>Setup</strong></a> - How to install and run |
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| 27 | Apache Tomcat on a variety of platforms.</li> |
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| 28 | <li><a href="appdev/index.html"><strong>First web application</strong></a> |
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| 29 | - An introduction to the concepts of a <em>web application</em> as defined |
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| 30 | in the <a href="http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/download.html">Servlet |
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| 31 | 2.4 Specification</a>. Covers basic organization of your web application |
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| 32 | source tree, the structure of a web application archive, and an |
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| 33 | introduction to the web application deployment descriptor |
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| 34 | (<code>/WEB-INF/web.xml</code>).</li> |
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| 35 | <li><a href="deployer-howto.html"><strong>Deployer</strong></a> - |
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| 36 | Operating the Apache Tomcat Deployer to deploy, precompile, and validate web |
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| 37 | applications.</li> |
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| 38 | <li><a href="manager-howto.html"><strong>Manager</strong></a> - |
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| 39 | Operating the <code>Manager</code> web app to deploy, undeploy, and |
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| 40 | redeploy applications while Apache Tomcat is running.</li> |
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| 41 | <li><a href="realm-howto.html"><strong>Realms and Access Control</strong></a> |
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| 42 | - Description of how to configure <em>Realms</em> (databases of users, |
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| 43 | passwords, and their associated roles) for use in web applications that |
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| 44 | utilize <em>Container Managed Security</em>.</li> |
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| 45 | <li><a href="security-manager-howto.html"><strong>Security Manager</strong></a> |
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| 46 | - Configuring and using a Java Security Manager to |
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| 47 | support fine-grained control over the behavior of your web applications. |
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| 48 | </li> |
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| 49 | <li><a href="jndi-resources-howto.html"><strong>JNDI Resources</strong></a> |
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| 50 | - Configuring standard and custom resources in the JNDI naming context |
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| 51 | that is provided to each web application.</li> |
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| 52 | <li><a href="jndi-datasource-examples-howto.html"> |
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| 53 | <strong>JDBC DataSource</strong></a> |
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| 54 | - Configuring a JNDI DataSoure with a DB connection pool. |
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| 55 | Examples for many popular databases.</li> |
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| 56 | <li><a href="class-loader-howto.html"><strong>Classloading</strong></a> |
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| 57 | - Information about class loading in Apache Tomcat 6, including where to place |
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| 58 | your application classes so that they are visible.</li> |
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| 59 | <li><a href="jasper-howto.html"><strong>JSPs</strong></a> |
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| 60 | - Information about Jasper configuration, as well as the JSP compiler |
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| 61 | usage.</li> |
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| 62 | <li><a href="ssl-howto.html"><strong>SSL</strong></a> - |
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| 63 | Installing and |
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| 64 | configuring SSL support so that your Apache Tomcat will serve requests using |
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| 65 | the <code>https</code> protocol.</li> |
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| 66 | <li><a href="ssi-howto.html"><strong>SSI</strong></a> - |
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| 67 | Using Server Side Includes in Apache Tomcat.</li> |
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| 68 | <li><a href="cgi-howto.html"><strong>CGI</strong></a> - |
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| 69 | Using CGIs with Apache Tomcat.</li> |
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| 70 | <li><a href="proxy-howto.html"><strong>Proxy Support</strong></a> - |
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| 71 | Configuring Apache Tomcat 6 to run behind a proxy server (or a web server |
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| 72 | functioning as a proxy server).</li> |
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| 73 | <li><a href="mbeans-descriptor-howto.html"><strong>MBean Descriptor</strong></a> - |
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| 74 | Configuring MBean descriptors files for custom components.</li> |
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| 75 | <li><a href="default-servlet.html"><strong>Default Servlet</strong></a> - |
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| 76 | Configuring the default servlet and customizing directory listings.</li> |
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| 77 | <li><a href="cluster-howto.html"><strong>Apache Tomcat Clustering</strong></a> - |
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| 78 | Enable session replication in a Apache Tomcat environment.</li> |
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| 79 | <li><a href="balancer-howto.html"><strong>Balancer</strong></a> - |
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| 80 | Configuring, using, and extending the load balancer application.</li> |
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| 81 | <li><a href="connectors.html"><strong>Connectors</strong></a> - |
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| 82 | Connectors available in Apache Tomcat, and native web server integration.</li> |
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| 83 | <li><a href="monitoring.html"><strong>Monitoring and Management</strong></a> - |
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| 84 | Enabling JMX Remote support, and using tools to monitor and manage Apache Tomcat.</li> |
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| 85 | <li><a href="logging.html"><strong>Logging</strong></a> - |
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| 86 | Configuring logging in Apache Tomcat.</li> |
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| 87 | <li><a href="apr.html"><strong>Apache Portable Runtime</strong></a> - |
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| 88 | Using APR to provide superior performance, scalability and better |
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| 89 | integration with native server technologies.</li> |
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| 90 | <li><a href="virtual-hosting-howto.html"><strong>Virtual Hosting</strong></a> - |
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| 91 | Configuring vitual hosting in Apache Tomcat.</li> |
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| 92 | <li><a href="aio.html"><strong>Advanced IO</strong></a> - |
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| 93 | Extensions available over regular, blocking IO.</li> |
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| 94 | <li><a href="extras.html"><strong>Additional Components</strong></a> - |
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| 95 | Obtaining additional, optional components.</li> |
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| 96 | |
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| 97 | </ol> |
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| 99 | </blockquote></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#525D76"><font face="arial,helvetica.sanserif" color="#ffffff"><a name="Reference"><strong>Reference</strong></a></font></td></tr><tr><td><blockquote> |
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| 101 | <p>The following documents are aimed at <em>System Administrators</em> who |
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| 102 | are responsible for installing, configuring, and operating a Apache Tomcat 6 server. |
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| 103 | </p> |
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| 104 | <ul> |
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| 105 | <li><a href="RELEASE-NOTES.txt"><strong>Release notes</strong></a> |
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| 106 | - Known issues in this Apache Tomcat release. |
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| 107 | </li> |
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| 108 | <li><a href="config/index.html"><strong>Apache Tomcat Server Configuration Reference</strong></a> |
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| 109 | - Reference manual that documents all available elements and attributes |
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| 110 | that may be placed into a Apache Tomcat 6 <code>conf/server.xml</code> file. |
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| 111 | </li> |
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| 112 | <li><a href="http://tomcat.apache.org/connectors-doc/index.html"><strong>JK Documentation</strong></a> |
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| 113 | - Complete documentation and HOWTOs on the JK native webserver connector, |
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| 114 | used to interface Apache Tomcat with servers like Apache HTTPd, IIS |
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| 115 | and others.</li> |
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| 116 | <li><a href="http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/2.5/docs/servlet-2_5-mr2/index.html"> |
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| 117 | <strong>Servlet API Javadocs</strong></a> - The Servlet 2.5 API Javadocs.</li> |
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| 118 | <li><a href="http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/2.1/docs/jsp-2_1-pfd2/index.html"> |
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| 119 | <strong>JSP API Javadocs</strong></a> - The JSP 2.1 API Javadocs.</li> |
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| 120 | </ul> |
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| 121 | |
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| 122 | </blockquote></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#525D76"><font face="arial,helvetica.sanserif" color="#ffffff"><a name="Apache Tomcat Developers"><strong>Apache Tomcat Developers</strong></a></font></td></tr><tr><td><blockquote> |
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| 123 | |
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| 124 | <p>The following documents are for Java developers who wish to contribute to |
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| 125 | the development of the <em>Apache Tomcat</em> project.</p> |
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| 126 | <ul> |
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| 127 | <li><a href="building.html"><strong>Building from Source</strong></a> - |
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| 128 | Details the steps necessary to download Apache Tomcat 6 source code (and the |
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| 129 | other packages that it depends on), and build a binary distribution from |
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| 130 | those sources. |
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| 131 | </li> |
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| 132 | <li><a href="changelog.html"><strong>Changelog</strong></a> - Details the |
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| 133 | changes made to Apache Tomcat. |
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| 134 | </li> |
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| 135 | <li><a href="status.html"><strong>Status</strong></a> - Apache Tomcat development |
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| 136 | status. |
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| 137 | </li> |
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| 138 | <li><a href="developers.html"><strong>Developers</strong></a> - List of active |
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| 139 | Apache Tomcat contributors. |
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| 140 | </li> |
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| 141 | <li><a href="funcspecs/index.html"><strong>Functional Specifications</strong></a> |
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| 142 | - Requirements specifications for features of the <em>Catalina</em> servlet |
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| 143 | container portion of Apache Tomcat 6.</li> |
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| 144 | <li><a href="api/index.html"><strong>Javadocs</strong></a> |
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| 145 | - Javadoc API documentation for Apache Tomcat's internals.</li> |
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| 146 | <li><a href="architecture/index.html"><strong>Apache Tomcat Architecture</strong></a> |
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| 147 | - Documentation of the Apache Tomcat Server Architecture.</li> |
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| 148 | </ul> |
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| 149 | |
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