Apache2 running, now TomCat?

[boo_lolly]

i'm wondering what this tomcat stuff is all about. it seems to be a server that interprets java servlets and java server pages. but, i already have apache 2 running. is there any way i can get them to run congruently, like, mod_jsp or something like that? if they end up having to be deployed as two separate servers, can i get them both to run on the same port?

[corbin]

TomCat if I remember right, is an extension type thing.... It's not like a module, but rather it overlays on the entire Apache program (I most probably remember incorrectly).

 

If that's the case, then you should able to configure Apache to parse PHP, and TomCat will just work over Apache.

[boo_lolly]

TomCat if I remember right, is an extension type thing.... It's not like a module, but rather it overlays on the entire Apache program (I most probably remember incorrectly).

 

If that's the case, then you should able to configure Apache to parse PHP, and TomCat will just work over Apache.

 

thanks for your reply. from what i've learned TomCat runs congruently with apache, not ontop of eachother, not within eachother. congruently with apache. the way you simulate them working this congruency is to configure tomcat's configuration file to run on port 80. default i think is 8080. if you're running apache and tomcat on the same port, and the request asks for a .jsp file, it will switch from apache to tomcat. this how i think it works. anyway, i'm still having trouble installing it since there is little documentation on installing it using the aptitude package manager or from source .tar.gz. most of the documentation is for a windoze environment, which i neither run, nor support. but i can see why. anyway. i still need help. if anyone has any informative links or tutorials or whatever. post them please.

 

thanks again.