Tomcat: The Definitive Guide: The Definitive Guide - , Ian F. Darwin

Tomcat: The Definitive Guide is a comprehensive manual covering Apache Tomcat, the popular open-source Servlet and JSP container, and high-performance web server. It serves as a valuable reference for administrators, webmasters, and programmers who utilize Tomcat for web application development or production. Additionally, it provides an excellent introduction for individuals interested in understanding Tomcat.

This updated edition is tailored to the latest version of Tomcat, offering a complete guide to installation, configuration, maintenance, and security of this servlet container. It encompasses details for utilizing Tomcat across major platforms such as Windows, Linux, OS X, Solaris, and FreeBSD. The book also provides specific insights into Tomcat configuration files and step-by-step guidance for deploying and running web applications.

The manual covers a wide range of topics including installation and startup procedures, configuring Tomcat (realms, roles, users, servlet sessions, and JNDI resources including JDBC DataSources), deploying web applications (servlets, JSP pages, and web application archive files), tuning Tomcat for performance improvement, integrating Tomcat with Apache Web Server, securing Tomcat, Tomcat configuration files (server.xml and web.xml), debugging and troubleshooting, compiling a custom Tomcat, and running multiple Tomcat servlet containers in parallel.

Furthermore, the book provides an overview of the Tomcat open-source project's community resources, including documentation and mailing lists. Published by O'Reilly Media, this manual has garnered significant interest from the community, exceeding expectations.

• Authors: Brittain, Jason; Darwin, Ian F.
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Illustration: N
• Language: ENG
• Title: Tomcat: The Definitive Guide: The Definitive Guide
• Pages: 00496 (Unencrypted)
• On Sale: 2008-12-17
• SKU-13/ISBN: 9780596101060