tomcat configuration

mod_jk is a replacement to the elderly mod_jserv. It is a plug-in that handles the communication between Tomcat and Apache. In this tutorial, we assume that a stable Apache Web Server 2.X has been installed on your host. The next step in the checklist is downloading the latest stable release of Tomcat mod_jk, available at http://www.apache.org/dist/tomcat/tomcat-connectors/jk/binaries/ Once downloaded, the module mod_jk.so should be copied in your Apache module directory (usually located in the APACHE_ROOT/modules directory). Check your Apache documentation if you cannot locate it. Windows users are encouraged to rename the binary file to mod_jk.dll if the downloaded Windows module bears the .so extension. This way you will not confuse this library with a compiled library for Unix. The configuration of mod_jk can be included into the Apache httpd.conf file or held in an external file, which is a good practice: # Load mod_jk module LoadModule jk_module modulesc/mod_jk.so #...