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| 3 | " align="right" src="./images/tomcat.gif"></a></td><td><font face="arial,helvetica,sanserif"><h1>Apache Tomcat 6.0</h1></font></td><td><!--APACHE LOGO--><a href="http://www.apache.org/"><img border="0" alt="Apache Logo" align="right" src="./images/asf-logo.gif"></a></td></tr></table><table cellspacing="4" width="100%" border="0"><!--HEADER SEPARATOR--><tr><td colspan="2"><hr size="1" noshade></td></tr><tr><!--LEFT SIDE NAVIGATION--><td nowrap="true" valign="top" width="20%"><p><strong>Links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="index.html">Docs Home</a></li><li><a href="http://wiki.apache.org/tomcat/FAQ">FAQ</a></li></ul><p><strong>User Guide</strong></p><ul><li><a href="introduction.html">1) Introduction</a></li><li><a href="setup.html">2) Setup</a></li><li><a href="appdev/index.html">3) First webapp</a></li><li><a href="deployer-howto.html">4) Deployer</a></li><li><a href="manager-howto.html">5) Manager</a></li><li><a href="realm-howto.html">6) Realms and AAA</a></li><li><a href="security-manager-howto.html">7) Security Manager</a></li><li><a href="jndi-resources-howto.html">8) JNDI Resources</a></li><li><a href="jndi-datasource-examples-howto.html">9) JDBC DataSources</a></li><li><a href="class-loader-howto.html">10) Classloading</a></li><li><a href="jasper-howto.html">11) JSPs</a></li><li><a href="ssl-howto.html">12) SSL</a></li><li><a href="ssi-howto.html">13) SSI</a></li><li><a href="cgi-howto.html">14) CGI</a></li><li><a href="proxy-howto.html">15) Proxy Support</a></li><li><a href="mbeans-descriptor-howto.html">16) MBean Descriptor</a></li><li><a href="default-servlet.html">17) Default Servlet</a></li><li><a href="cluster-howto.html">18) Clustering</a></li><li><a href="balancer-howto.html">19) Load Balancer</a></li><li><a href="connectors.html">20) Connectors</a></li><li><a href="monitoring.html">21) Monitoring and Management</a></li><li><a href="logging.html">22) Logging</a></li><li><a href="apr.html">23) APR/Native</a></li><li><a href="virtual-hosting-howto.html">24) Virtual Hosting</a></li><li><a href="aio.html">25) Advanced IO</a></li><li><a href="extras.html">26) Additional Components</a></li><li><a href="maven-jars.html">27) Mavenized</a></li></ul><p><strong>Reference</strong></p><ul><li><a href="RELEASE-NOTES.txt">Release Notes</a></li><li><a href="config/index.html">Configuration</a></li><li><a href="api/index.html">Javadocs</a></li><li><a href="http://tomcat.apache.org/connectors-doc/">JK 1.2 Documentation</a></li></ul><p><strong>Apache Tomcat Development</strong></p><ul><li><a href="building.html">Building</a></li><li><a href="changelog.html">Changelog</a></li><li><a href="http://wiki.apache.org/tomcat/TomcatVersions">Status</a></li><li><a href="developers.html">Developers</a></li><li><a href="architecture/index.html">Architecture</a></li><li><a href="funcspecs/index.html">Functional Specs.</a></li></ul></td><!--RIGHT SIDE MAIN BODY--><td align="left" valign="top" width="80%"><table cellspacing="4" width="100%" border="0"><tr><td valign="top" align="left"><h1>Apache Tomcat 6.0</h1><h2>Introduction</h2></td><td nowrap="true" valign="top" align="right"><small><a href="printer/introduction.html"><img alt="Printer Friendly Version" border="0" src="./images/printer.gif"><br>print-friendly<br>version |
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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>For administrators and web developers alike, there are some important bits |
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| 7 | of information you should familiarize yourself with before starting out. This |
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| 8 | document serves as a brief introduction to some of the concepts and |
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| 9 | terminology behind the Tomcat container. As well, where to go when you need |
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| 10 | help.</p> |
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| 12 | </blockquote></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#525D76"><font face="arial,helvetica.sanserif" color="#ffffff"><a name="Terminology"><strong>Terminology</strong></a></font></td></tr><tr><td><blockquote> |
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| 14 | <p>In the course of reading these documents, you'll run across a number of |
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| 15 | terms; some specific to Tomcat, and others defined by the |
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| 16 | <a href="http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/">Servlet</a> or |
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| 17 | <a href="http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/">JSP</a> specifications.</p> |
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| 19 | <ul> |
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| 20 | <li><strong>Context</strong> - In a nutshell, a Context is a |
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| 21 | web application.</li> |
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| 22 | <li><strong>Term2</strong> - This is it.</li> |
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| 23 | <li><strong>Term3</strong> - This is it!</li> |
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| 24 | </ul> |
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| 26 | </blockquote></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#525D76"><font face="arial,helvetica.sanserif" color="#ffffff"><a name="Directories and Files"><strong>Directories and Files</strong></a></font></td></tr><tr><td><blockquote> |
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| 28 | <p>Throughout the docs, you'll notice there are numerous references to |
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| 29 | <strong>$CATALINA_HOME</strong>. This represents the root of your Tomcat |
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| 30 | installation. When we say, "This information can be found in your |
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| 31 | $CATALINA_HOME/README.txt file" we mean to look at the README.txt file at the |
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| 32 | root of your Tomcat install. Optionally, Tomcat may be configured for multiple |
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| 33 | instances by defining <strong>$CATALINA_BASE</strong> for each instance. If |
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| 34 | multiple instances are not configured, <strong>$CATALINA_BASE</strong> is the |
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| 35 | same as <strong>$CATALINA_HOME</strong>.</p> |
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| 36 | |
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| 37 | <p>These are some of the key tomcat directories:</p> |
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| 38 | |
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| 39 | <ul> |
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| 40 | <li><strong>/bin</strong> - Startup, shutdown, and other scripts. The |
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| 41 | <code>*.sh</code> files (for Unix systems) are functional duplicates of |
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| 42 | the <code>*.bat</code> files (for Windows systems). Since the Win32 |
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| 43 | command-line lacks certain functionality, there are some additional |
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| 44 | files in here.</li> |
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| 45 | <li><strong>/conf</strong> - Configuration files and related DTDs. The most |
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| 46 | important file in here is server.xml. It is the main configuration file |
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| 47 | for the container.</li> |
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| 48 | <li><strong>/logs</strong> - Log files are here by default.</li> |
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| 49 | <li><strong>/webapps</strong> - This is where your webapps go.</li> |
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| 50 | </ul> |
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| 52 | </blockquote></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#525D76"><font face="arial,helvetica.sanserif" color="#ffffff"><a name="Configuring Tomcat"><strong>Configuring Tomcat</strong></a></font></td></tr><tr><td><blockquote> |
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| 53 | |
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| 54 | <p>This section will acquaint you with the basic information used during |
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| 55 | the configuration of the container.</p> |
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| 56 | |
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| 57 | <p>All of the information in the configuration files is read at startup, |
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| 58 | meaning that any change to the files necessitates a restart of the container. |
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| 59 | </p> |
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| 61 | </blockquote></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#525D76"><font face="arial,helvetica.sanserif" color="#ffffff"><a name="Where to Go for Help"><strong>Where to Go for Help</strong></a></font></td></tr><tr><td><blockquote> |
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| 62 | |
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| 63 | <p>While we've done our best to ensure that these documents are clearly |
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| 64 | written and easy to understand, we may have missed something. Provided |
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| 65 | below are various web sites and mailing lists in case you get stuck.</p> |
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| 66 | |
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| 67 | <p>As Tomcat 6 is a new release of Tomcat, keep in mind that some of the |
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| 68 | issues and solutions vary between the major versions of Tomcat (4.x versus |
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| 69 | 5). As you search around the web, there will be some documentation that |
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| 70 | is not relevant to Tomcat 6, but 3.x, 4.x and 5.x. Doing 3.x or 4.x things to 6 |
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| 71 | will probably not work in most cases as the server.xml files are very |
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| 72 | different.</p> |
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| 73 | |
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| 74 | <ul> |
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| 75 | <li>Current document - most documents will list potential hangups. Be sure |
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| 76 | to fully read the relevant documentation as it will save you much time |
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| 77 | and effort. There's nothing like scouring the web only to find out that |
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| 78 | the answer was right in front of you all along!</li> |
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| 79 | <li><a href="http://tomcat.apache.org/faq/">Tomcat FAQ</a> as maintained by the developers.</li> |
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| 80 | <li><a href="http://wiki.apache.org/tomcat/">Tomcat WIKI</a></li> |
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| 81 | <li>Tomcat FAQ at <a href="http://www.jguru.com/faq/home.jsp?topic=Tomcat">jGuru</a></li> |
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| 82 | <li>Tomcat mailing list archives - numerous sites archive the Tomcat mailing |
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| 83 | lists. Since the links change over time, clicking here will search |
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| 84 | <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=tomcat+mailing+list+archives">Google</a>. |
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| 85 | </li> |
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| 86 | <li>The TOMCAT-USER mailing list, which you can subscribe to |
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| 87 | <a href="http://tomcat.apache.org/lists.html">here</a>. If you don't |
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| 88 | get a reply, then there's a good chance that your question was probably |
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| 89 | answered in the list archives or one of the FAQs. Although questions |
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| 90 | about web application development in general are sometimes asked and |
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| 91 | answered, please focus your questions on Tomcat-specific issues.</li> |
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| 92 | <li>The TOMCAT-DEV mailing list, which you can subscribe to |
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| 93 | <a href="http://tomcat.apache.org/lists.html">here</a>. This list is |
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| 94 | <strong>reserved</strong> for discussions about the development of Tomcat |
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| 95 | itself. Questions about Tomcat configuration, and the problems you run |
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| 96 | into while developing and running applications, will normally be more |
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| 97 | appropriate on the TOMCAT-USER list instead.</li> |
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| 98 | </ul> |
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| 99 | |
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| 100 | <p>And, if you think something should be in the docs, by all means let us know |
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| 101 | on the TOMCAT-DEV list, or send one of the doc authors email.</p> |
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