| 1 | <html><head><META http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"><title>Apache Tomcat 6.0 - Virtual Hosting and Tomcat</title></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=" | 
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| 2 |       The Apache Tomcat Servlet/JSP Container | 
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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><!--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>Virtual Hosting and Tomcat</h2></td><td nowrap="true" valign="top" align="right"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#525D76"><font face="arial,helvetica.sanserif" color="#ffffff"><a name="Assumptions"><strong>Assumptions</strong></a></font></td></tr><tr><td><blockquote> | 
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| 4 |     <p> | 
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| 5 |       For the sake of this how-to, assume you have a development host with two | 
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| 6 |       host names, <code>ren</code> and <code>stimpy</code>. Let's also assume | 
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| 7 |       one instance of Tomcat running, so <code>$CATALINA_HOME</code> refers to | 
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| 8 |       wherever it's installed, perhaps <code>/usr/local/tomcat</code>. | 
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| 9 |     </p> | 
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| 10 |     <p> | 
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| 11 |       Also, this how-to uses Unix-style path separators and commands; if you're | 
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| 12 |       on Windows modify accordingly.  | 
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| 13 |     </p> | 
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| 14 |   </blockquote></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#525D76"><font face="arial,helvetica.sanserif" color="#ffffff"><a name="server.xml"><strong>server.xml</strong></a></font></td></tr><tr><td><blockquote> | 
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| 15 |     <p> | 
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| 16 |       At the simplest, edit the <a href="../config/engine.html">Engine</a> portion | 
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| 17 |       of your <code>server.xml</code> file to look like this: | 
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| 18 |     </p> | 
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| 19 |     <div align="left"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="4"><tr><td height="1" width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td><td height="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td><td height="1" width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td></tr><tr><td width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td><td height="1" bgcolor="#ffffff"><pre> | 
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| 20 | <Engine name="Catalina" defaultHost="ren"> | 
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| 21 |     <Host name="ren"    appBase="renapps"/> | 
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| 22 |     <Host name="stimpy" appBase="stimpyapps"/> | 
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| 23 | </Engine> | 
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| 24 |     </pre></td><td width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td></tr><tr><td height="1" width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td><td height="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td><td height="1" width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td></tr></table></div> | 
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| 25 |     <p> | 
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| 26 |       Note that the directory structures under the appBase for each host should | 
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| 27 |       not overlap each other. | 
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| 28 |     </p> | 
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| 29 |     <p> | 
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| 30 |       Consult the configuration documentation for other attributes of the | 
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| 31 |       <a href="../config/engine.html">Engine</a> and <a href="../config/host.html"> | 
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| 32 |       Host</a> elements. | 
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| 33 |     </p> | 
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| 34 |   </blockquote></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#525D76"><font face="arial,helvetica.sanserif" color="#ffffff"><a name="Webapps Directory"><strong>Webapps Directory</strong></a></font></td></tr><tr><td><blockquote> | 
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| 35 |     <p> | 
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| 36 |       Create directories for each of the virtual hosts: | 
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| 37 |     </p> | 
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| 38 |     <div align="left"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="4"><tr><td height="1" width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td><td height="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td><td height="1" width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td></tr><tr><td width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td><td height="1" bgcolor="#ffffff"><pre> | 
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| 39 | mkdir $CATALINA_HOME/renapps | 
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| 40 | mkdir $CATALINA_HOME/stimpyapps | 
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| 41 |     </pre></td><td width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td></tr><tr><td height="1" width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td><td height="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td><td height="1" width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td></tr></table></div> | 
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| 42 |   </blockquote></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#525D76"><font face="arial,helvetica.sanserif" color="#ffffff"><a name="Configuring Your Contexts"><strong>Configuring Your Contexts</strong></a></font></td></tr><tr><td><blockquote> | 
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| 43 |     <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#828DA6"><font face="arial,helvetica.sanserif" color="#ffffff"><a name="General"><strong>General</strong></a></font></td></tr><tr><td><blockquote> | 
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| 44 |       <p>Contexts are normally located underneath the appBase directory. For | 
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| 45 |        example, to deploy the <code>foobar</code> context as a war file in | 
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| 46 |        the <code>ren</code> host, use | 
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| 47 |        <code>$CATALINA_HOME/renapps/foobar.war</code>. Note that the | 
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| 48 |        default or ROOT context for <code>ren</code> would be deployed as | 
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| 49 |        <code>$CATALINA_HOME/renapps/ROOT.war</code> (WAR) or | 
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| 50 |        <code>$CATALINA_HOME/renapps/ROOR</code> (directory). | 
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| 51 |       </p> | 
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| 52 |       <p><strong>NOTE: The <code>docBase</code> for a context should never be | 
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| 53 |         the same as the <code>appBase</code> for a host.</strong> | 
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| 54 |       </p> | 
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| 55 |     </blockquote></td></tr></table> | 
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| 56 |     <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#828DA6"><font face="arial,helvetica.sanserif" color="#ffffff"><a name="context.xml - approach #1"><strong>context.xml - approach #1</strong></a></font></td></tr><tr><td><blockquote> | 
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| 57 |       <p> | 
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| 58 |         Within your Context, create a <code>META-INF</code> directory and then | 
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| 59 |         place your Context definition in it in a file named | 
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| 60 |         <code>context.xml</code>. i.e. | 
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| 61 |         <code>$CATALINA_HOME/renapps/ROOT/META-INF/context.xml</code> | 
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| 62 |         This makes deployment easier, particularly if you're distributing a WAR | 
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| 63 |         file. | 
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| 64 |       </p> | 
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| 65 |     </blockquote></td></tr></table> | 
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| 66 |     <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#828DA6"><font face="arial,helvetica.sanserif" color="#ffffff"><a name="context.xml - approach #2"><strong>context.xml - approach #2</strong></a></font></td></tr><tr><td><blockquote> | 
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| 67 |       <p> | 
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| 68 |         Create a structure under <code>$CATALINA_HOME/conf/Catalina</code> | 
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| 69 |         corresponding to your virtual hosts, e.g.: | 
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| 70 |       </p> | 
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| 71 |       <div align="left"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="4"><tr><td height="1" width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td><td height="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td><td height="1" width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td></tr><tr><td width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td><td height="1" bgcolor="#ffffff"><pre> | 
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| 72 | mkdir $CATALINA_HOME/conf/Catalina/ren | 
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| 73 | mkdir $CATALINA_HOME/conf/Catalina/stimpy | 
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| 74 |       </pre></td><td width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td></tr><tr><td height="1" width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td><td height="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td><td height="1" width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td></tr></table></div> | 
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| 75 |       <p> | 
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| 76 |         Note that the ending directory name "Catalina" represents the | 
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| 77 |         <code>name</code> attribute of the | 
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| 78 |         <a href="../config/engine.html">Engine</a> element as shown above. | 
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| 79 |       </p> | 
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| 80 |       <p> | 
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| 81 |         Now, for your default webapps, add: | 
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| 82 |       </p> | 
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| 83 |       <div align="left"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="4"><tr><td height="1" width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td><td height="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td><td height="1" width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td></tr><tr><td width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td><td height="1" bgcolor="#ffffff"><pre> | 
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| 84 | $CATALINA_HOME/conf/Catalina/ren/ROOT.xml | 
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| 85 | $CATALINA_HOME/conf/Catalina/stimpy/ROOT.xml | 
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| 86 |       </pre></td><td width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td></tr><tr><td height="1" width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td><td height="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td><td height="1" width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td></tr></table></div> | 
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| 87 |       <p> | 
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| 88 |         If you want to use the Tomcat manager webapp for each host, you'll also | 
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| 89 |         need to add it here: | 
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| 90 |       </p> | 
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| 91 |       <div align="left"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="4"><tr><td height="1" width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td><td height="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td><td height="1" width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td></tr><tr><td width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td><td height="1" bgcolor="#ffffff"><pre> | 
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| 92 | cd $CATALINA_HOME/conf/Catalina | 
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| 93 | cp localhost/manager.xml ren/ | 
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| 94 | cp localhost/manager.xml stimpy/ | 
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| 95 |       </pre></td><td width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td></tr><tr><td height="1" width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td><td height="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td><td height="1" width="1" bgcolor="#023264"><img border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" height="1" width="1" src="./../images/void.gif"></td></tr></table></div> | 
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| 96 |     </blockquote></td></tr></table> | 
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| 97 |     <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#828DA6"><font face="arial,helvetica.sanserif" color="#ffffff"><a name="Further Information"><strong>Further Information</strong></a></font></td></tr><tr><td><blockquote> | 
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| 98 |       <p> | 
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| 99 |         Consult the configuration documentation for other attributes of the | 
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| 100 |         <a href="../config/context.html">Context</a> element. | 
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| 101 |       </p> | 
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| 102 |     </blockquote></td></tr></table> | 
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| 103 |   </blockquote></td></tr></table></td></tr><!--FOOTER SEPARATOR--><tr><td colspan="2"><hr size="1" noshade></td></tr><!--PAGE FOOTER--><tr><td colspan="2"><div align="center"><font size="-1" color="#525D76"><em> | 
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| 104 |         Copyright © 1999-2008, Apache Software Foundation | 
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| 105 |         </em></font></div></td></tr></table></body></html> | 
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