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Pro Apache Tomcat 6 is ideal for Tomcat administrators and others who want to configure Tomcat. It covers only Tomcat 6 and doesn't get bogged down trying to overexplain tasks from each older version of the server. The book examines the entire installation, including file system, database, and web server, and provides you with security and performance tips.
Author Matthew Moodie describes configuration files, as well as administration features like security, auto-deployment, remote deployment, and data sources. He gets right to the point and teaches you to use Tomcat without wasting time on Java or JSP introductions or excess discussion of JSP and Java code.
List of contents
Introducing Tomcat.- Installing Tomcat.- Examining Tomcat's Directories.- Working with Tomcat's Configuration Files.- Administering Web Applications.- Using Tomcat's Administration Tools.- Configuring Tomcat.- Understanding Tomcat's Class Loaders.- Using Tomcat's Connectors.- Connecting to Databases Using JDBC.- Working with User Authentication.- Securing Tomcat.- Implementing Shared Tomcat Hosting.- Testing Tomcat's Performance.
Summary
60-80% of Java developers require only simple Java Web applications (JSP/Servlets). For these advanced, specialized users, the optimal deployment tool for the majority of these simple Java-based Web applications is the open source Tomcat Web application server, which has graduated from Jakarta to become a topline Apache project, Apache Tomcat. Pro Apache Tomcat 6 fills an important need in the very large, very under-served Tomcat tech market. Unlike beginner manuals, this book wastes no time on Java or JSP introductions, and discusses JSP and Java code minimally. Instead, it gets right to the point and teaches you to use the newest Tomcat, version 6.
