Why is mod_jserv.so needed for Apache + Tomcat?

[Steven Punte <st...@hamsoft.com>]

Dear Tomcat Community:
    
    I've read (and also attempted but was not satisfied) with the 
    Tomcat + Apache setup.

    Why is the mod_jserv.so module needed?  That is, this
    seems to defeat the purpose of even having Tomcat
    if we are using Jserv?  Or is some special variant 
    of Jserv suppose to be used?

    Inquiring Minds Want To Know
    STeve Punte
    stevep@hamsoft.com

Re: Why is mod_jserv.so needed for Apache + Tomcat?

[Thomas Lockney <tl...@io.com>]

The mod_jserv.so module handles the Apache to Tomcat communication. The Jakarta/Tomcat project explicitly states that it is the merged product of the Sun reference implementation with Apache JServ. There are many things in JServ that were not present in the earlier implementations from Sun that are now being added to the Tomcat platform. JServ itse;f is not being used, but portions of it exist within Tomcat.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Steven Punte 
  To: tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 3:10 PM
  Subject: Why is mod_jserv.so needed for Apache + Tomcat?


  Dear Tomcat Community:
      
      I've read (and also attempted but was not satisfied) with the 
      Tomcat + Apache setup.

      Why is the mod_jserv.so module needed?  That is, this
      seems to defeat the purpose of even having Tomcat
      if we are using Jserv?  Or is some special variant 
      of Jserv suppose to be used?

      Inquiring Minds Want To Know
      STeve Punte
      stevep@hamsoft.com

RE: Why is mod_jserv.so needed for Apache + Tomcat?

[John Lockwood <jo...@directcon.net>]

Hi,

Yes, there's a newer "special variant".  The new mod_jserv.so, that's
available, for example, here:

http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/tomcat/release/v3.1_beta_1/bin/linux/i386/

is the connector to Tomcat.

Regards,


John
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Steven Punte [mailto:stevep@hamsoft.com]
  Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 1:11 PM
  To: tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org
  Subject: Why is mod_jserv.so needed for Apache + Tomcat?


  Dear Tomcat Community:

      I've read (and also attempted but was not satisfied) with the
      Tomcat + Apache setup.

      Why is the mod_jserv.so module needed?  That is, this
      seems to defeat the purpose of even having Tomcat
      if we are using Jserv?  Or is some special variant
      of Jserv suppose to be used?

      Inquiring Minds Want To Know
      STeve Punte
      stevep@hamsoft.com