Tomcat: The Definitive Guide

by Jason Brittain, Ian F. Darwin

Jakarta Tomcat is not only the most commonly used open source servlet engine today, it's become the de facto standard by which other servlet engines are measured. Powerful and flexible, it can be used as a stand-alone web server or in conjunction with another server, like Apache or IIS, to run servlets or JSPs. But mastery of Tomcat is not easy: because it's as complex as it is complete. Tomcat: The Definitive Guide answers vexing questions that users, administrators, and developers alike have been asking. This concise guide provides much needed information to help harness Tomcat's power and wealth of features.Tomcat: The Definitive Guide offers something for everyone who uses Tomcat. System and network administrators will find detailed instructions on installation, configuration, and maintenance. For users, it supplies insightful information on how to deploy Tomcat. And seasoned enterprise Java developers will have a complete reference to setting up, running, and using this powerful softwareThe book begins with an introduction to the Tomcat server and includes an overview of the three types of server configurations: stand-alone, in-process, and out-of-process. The authors show how directories are laid out, cover the initial setup, and describe how to set the environment variables and modify the configuration files, concluding with common errors, problems, and solutions. In subsequent chapters, they cover:


The server.xml configuration file
Java Security manager
Authentication schemes and Tomcat users
The Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
Tomcat JDBC Realms
Installing servlets and Java Server Pages
Integrating Tomcat with Apache
Advanced Tomcat configuration
and much more.Tomcat: The Definitive Guide covers all major platforms, including Windows, Solaris, Linux, and Mac OS X, contains details on Tomcat configuration files, and has a quick-start guide to get developers up and running with Java servlets and JavaServer Pages. If you've struggled with this powerful yet demanding technology in the past, this book will provide the answers you need.

Genres: Programming, Technical, Computers, Technology, Reference

250 pages, Paperback

First published June 13, 2003

Reviews

[Frank Palardy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reference

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book does an exceptional job of describing the installation, configuration and optimization of Tomcat. It provides detailed commands and code samples that would be helpful to Tomcat administrators in maintaining and troubleshooting their server.

While the introduction says the book isn't necessarily just for administrators, that's where it has the most value. What I was hoping for was more information as to how Tomcat works to process requests and deliver responses. One section of the book I did find helpful was the chapter on clustering and improving server availability.

Overall, I think this is a great reference for someone that is responsible for the regular performance of one or more Tomcat servers but doesn't provide a completely rounded overview.

[Casper Gasper · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a good book, but some more configuration details wouldn't have hurt.