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1<html><head><META http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"><title>Apache Tomcat 6.0 - Introduction</title><meta value="Robert Slifka" name="author"><meta value="rslifka@sfu.ca" name="email"></head><body vlink="#525D76" alink="#525D76" link="#525D76" text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"><table cellspacing="0" width="100%" border="0"><!--PAGE HEADER--><tr><td><!--PROJECT LOGO--><a href="http://tomcat.apache.org/"><img border="0" alt="
2      The Apache Tomcat Servlet/JSP Container
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
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>
5
6<p>For administrators and web developers alike, there are some important bits
7of information you should familiarize yourself with before starting out. This
8document serves as a brief introduction to some of the concepts and
9terminology behind the Tomcat container. As well, where to go when you need
10help.</p>
11
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>
13
14<p>In the course of reading these documents, you'll run across a number of
15terms; some specific to Tomcat, and others defined by the
16<a href="http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/">Servlet</a> or
17<a href="http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/">JSP</a> specifications.</p>
18
19<ul>
20<li><strong>Context</strong> - In a nutshell, a Context is a
21    web application.</li>
22<li><strong>Term2</strong> - This is it.</li>
23<li><strong>Term3</strong> - This is it!</li>
24</ul>
25
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>
27
28<p>Throughout the docs, you'll notice there are numerous references to
29<strong>$CATALINA_HOME</strong>. This represents the root of your Tomcat
30installation. When we say, "This information can be found in your
31$CATALINA_HOME/README.txt file" we mean to look at the README.txt file at the
32root of your Tomcat install. Optionally, Tomcat may be configured for multiple
33instances by defining <strong>$CATALINA_BASE</strong> for each instance. If
34multiple instances are not configured, <strong>$CATALINA_BASE</strong> is the
35same as <strong>$CATALINA_HOME</strong>.</p>
36
37<p>These are some of the key tomcat directories:</p>
38
39<ul>
40<li><strong>/bin</strong> - Startup, shutdown, and other scripts. The
41    <code>*.sh</code> files (for Unix systems) are functional duplicates of
42    the <code>*.bat</code> files (for Windows systems).  Since the Win32
43    command-line lacks certain functionality, there are some additional
44    files in here.</li>
45<li><strong>/conf</strong> - Configuration files and related DTDs.  The most
46    important file in here is server.xml.  It is the main configuration file
47    for the container.</li>
48<li><strong>/logs</strong> - Log files are here by default.</li>
49<li><strong>/webapps</strong> - This is where your webapps go.</li>
50</ul>
51
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>
53
54<p>This section will acquaint you with the basic information used during
55the configuration of the container.</p>
56
57<p>All of the information in the configuration files is read at startup,
58meaning that any change to the files necessitates a restart of the container.
59</p>
60
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>
62
63<p>While we've done our best to ensure that these documents are clearly
64written and easy to understand, we may have missed something.  Provided
65below are various web sites and mailing lists in case you get stuck.</p>
66
67<p>As Tomcat 6 is a new release of Tomcat, keep in mind that some of the
68issues and solutions vary between the major versions of Tomcat (4.x versus
695).  As you search around the web, there will be some documentation that
70is not relevant to Tomcat 6, but 3.x, 4.x and 5.x.  Doing 3.x or 4.x things to 6
71will probably not work in most cases as the server.xml files are very
72different.</p>
73
74<ul>
75<li>Current document - most documents will list potential hangups. Be sure
76    to fully read the relevant documentation as it will save you much time
77    and effort. There's nothing like scouring the web only to find out that
78    the answer was right in front of you all along!</li>
79<li><a href="http://tomcat.apache.org/faq/">Tomcat FAQ</a> as maintained by the developers.</li>
80<li><a href="http://wiki.apache.org/tomcat/">Tomcat WIKI</a></li>
81<li>Tomcat FAQ at <a href="http://www.jguru.com/faq/home.jsp?topic=Tomcat">jGuru</a></li>
82<li>Tomcat mailing list archives - numerous sites archive the Tomcat mailing
83    lists. Since the links change over time, clicking here will search
84    <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=tomcat+mailing+list+archives">Google</a>.
85    </li>
86<li>The TOMCAT-USER mailing list, which you can subscribe to
87    <a href="http://tomcat.apache.org/lists.html">here</a>. If you don't
88    get a reply, then there's a good chance that your question was probably
89    answered in the list archives or one of the FAQs.  Although questions
90    about web application development in general are sometimes asked and
91    answered, please focus your questions on Tomcat-specific issues.</li>
92<li>The TOMCAT-DEV mailing list, which you can subscribe to
93    <a href="http://tomcat.apache.org/lists.html">here</a>.  This list is
94    <strong>reserved</strong> for discussions about the development of Tomcat
95    itself.  Questions about Tomcat configuration, and the problems you run
96    into while developing and running applications, will normally be more
97    appropriate on the TOMCAT-USER list instead.</li>
98</ul>
99
100<p>And, if you think something should be in the docs, by all means let us know
101on the TOMCAT-DEV list, or send one of the doc authors email.</p>
102
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