| 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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