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Need Information regarding Apache Webserver static file configuration
Hi,
Could you please let me know that how can I serve static content like
image files, css files through Apache Webserver instead of Tomcat? Please
let me know about all the required configurations in detail. I am
connecting Apache webserver and Tomcat using mod_proxy_http module. Also,
please find below some information that you may require.
Apache Webserber Version - 2.2.25
Apache Tomcat Version - 7.0.27
OS - Windows 7
Thanks in advance,
Best Regards,
Tapajyoti Roy Barman
Ph:- +919433040094
Mailto: tapajyoti.roybarman@tcs.com
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Re: [OT] Need Information regarding Apache Webserver static file
configuration
Posted by Christopher Schultz <ch...@christopherschultz.net>.
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André,
On 12/4/13, 8:14 AM, André Warnier wrote:
> It reminds me a bit of the story about a sculptor, who was aked how
> he sculpted a horse from a big block of stone. He answered that it
> was very easy : you just remove from the stone everything that is
> not a horse.
Note that this story isn't just about any old sculptor. It was
Micha-effin-angelo.
- -chris
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Re: Need Information regarding Apache Webserver static file configuration
Posted by Christopher Schultz <ch...@christopherschultz.net>.
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David,
On 12/5/13, 1:33 PM, David kerber wrote:
> On 12/5/2013 5:37 AM, Tapajyoti Roybarman wrote:
>> Hi Andre,
>>
>> I apologize for not following the mailing rule. Actually this is
>> the first time that I am taking the help of such a forum.
>>
>> Before I begin asking you anything I want to thank you for such
>> a detailed explanation.
>>
>> To begin with, answer to your question - "why do you want to
>> serve these files from Apache httpd, instead of letting Tomcat do
>> it?" I am planning to use Apache httpd as a Load Balancer. And to
>> improve the performance of my application, I want to serve the
>> static content from apache itself.
>
> Keep in mind that the performance boost you get from having httpd
> serving static files instead of Tomcat will be small, perhaps not
> even measurable depending on the details of your configuration and
> application.
>
> Having httpd as a load balancer is a good use of it, but having it
> serve all your static files as a performance booster, not so much.
Well, given that he's going to use httpd for load-balancing, I can't
imagine that proxying all the static content will be as fast as
duplicating that content out to the httpd instance. I'm willing to bet
there is a measurable difference.
- -chris
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Re: Need Information regarding Apache Webserver static file
configuration
Posted by David kerber <dc...@verizon.net>.
On 12/5/2013 5:37 AM, Tapajyoti Roybarman wrote:
> Hi Andre,
>
> I apologize for not following the mailing rule. Actually this is the first
> time that I am taking the help of such a forum.
>
> Before I begin asking you anything I want to thank you for such a detailed
> explanation.
>
> To begin with, answer to your question - "why do you want to serve these
> files from Apache httpd, instead of letting Tomcat do it?" I am planning
> to use Apache httpd as a Load Balancer. And to improve the performance of
> my application, I want to serve the static content from apache itself.
Keep in mind that the performance boost you get from having httpd
serving static files instead of Tomcat will be small, perhaps not even
measurable depending on the details of your configuration and application.
Having httpd as a load balancer is a good use of it, but having it serve
all your static files as a performance booster, not so much.
Dave
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Re: How to update a web app without uploading the WAR
Posted by David kerber <dc...@verizon.net>.
On 1/21/2014 1:55 PM, James H. H. Lampert wrote:
> On 1/21/14 9:59 AM, David kerber wrote:
>> You can update the single .jsp on the server, in at least some
>> situations. I do that occasionally when I need to get an update out and
>> can't take the service down.
>
> But note that if and when you DO replace the WAR file, it will stomp on
> whatever changes you've made in the context.
Yes, but in my use case that's ok. I replace the .jsp first, and then
when I can stop the service I replace the entire .war file, which will
include the new .jsp.
>
> --
> JHHL
> (speaking from bitter experience)
Yup, me too, when I once forgot to push the updated .jsp into the new
.war file. Never happened again, though.
>
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Re: How to update a web app without uploading the WAR
Posted by Hassan Schroeder <ha...@gmail.com>.
On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 11:14 AM, Chris Patterson <to...@vittox.com> wrote:
> Indeed, not all replacements had a good experience with some specific files.
>
> Do you know if there is some plugin for Eclipse that helps to do updates or
> sync
> just for the last changes done, or only just for one single file to be
> replaced,
> together with its associated files for successfull micro updates ?
I would seriously reconsider a deployment strategy that packs lots
of large static resources (images, PDFs) along with code.
Being able to just do a standard deploy regardless of the scope of
changes makes for a lot less mental overhead :-)
FWIW,
--
Hassan Schroeder ------------------------ hassan.schroeder@gmail.com
http://about.me/hassanschroeder
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Re: How to update a web app without uploading the WAR
Posted by Chris Patterson <to...@vittox.com>.
Thanks for your suggestions, I will try this last one.
Indeed, not all replacements had a good experience with some specific files.
Do you know if there is some plugin for Eclipse that helps to do updates
or sync
just for the last changes done, or only just for one single file to be
replaced,
together with its associated files for successfull micro updates ?
Dreamweaver has a facility to upload a single file for replacement and
asks if associated
files should also be uploaded. Remote connection is previosly configured
and tested.
I just couldn't find something similar.
Chris
El 21/01/2014 02:03 p.m., Daniel Mikusa escribió:
> On Jan 21, 2014, at 1:55 PM, James H. H. Lampert <ja...@touchtonecorp.com> wrote:
>
>> On 1/21/14 9:59 AM, David kerber wrote:
>>> You can update the single .jsp on the server, in at least some
>>> situations. I do that occasionally when I need to get an update out and
>>> can't take the service down.
>> But note that if and when you DO replace the WAR file, it will stomp on whatever changes you've made in the context.
>>
> You can get around this if you deploy from an exploded WAR directory instead of a WAR file. As an example, the manager application does this.
>
> Dan
>
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Re: How to update a web app without uploading the WAR
Posted by Daniel Mikusa <dm...@gopivotal.com>.
On Jan 21, 2014, at 1:55 PM, James H. H. Lampert <ja...@touchtonecorp.com> wrote:
> On 1/21/14 9:59 AM, David kerber wrote:
>> You can update the single .jsp on the server, in at least some
>> situations. I do that occasionally when I need to get an update out and
>> can't take the service down.
>
> But note that if and when you DO replace the WAR file, it will stomp on whatever changes you've made in the context.
>
You can get around this if you deploy from an exploded WAR directory instead of a WAR file. As an example, the manager application does this.
Dan
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Re: How to update a web app without uploading the WAR
Posted by "James H. H. Lampert" <ja...@touchtonecorp.com>.
On 1/21/14 9:59 AM, David kerber wrote:
> You can update the single .jsp on the server, in at least some
> situations. I do that occasionally when I need to get an update out and
> can't take the service down.
But note that if and when you DO replace the WAR file, it will stomp on
whatever changes you've made in the context.
--
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(speaking from bitter experience)
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Re: How to update a web app without uploading the WAR
Posted by David kerber <dc...@verizon.net>.
You can update the single .jsp on the server, in at least some
situations. I do that occasionally when I need to get an update out and
can't take the service down.
On 1/21/2014 12:02 PM, Chris Patterson wrote:
> Hello,
>
> My WAR file is becoming every time bigger and bigger,
> images are included and also some documents like PDFs
>
> Sometimes we need to change little code in only one jsp file,
> perhaps someone can help figuring out alternatives to upload
> and update specific changes to code regarding one single file ?
>
> I am using Tomcat 7.0.50, with Apache, using mod_jk working fine
> and usually deploying the web app with the tomcat manager on a
> Centos release 6.5
>
> WAR is allready over 120M size.
>
> Thanks,
> Wilhelm.
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How to update a web app without uploading the WAR
Posted by Chris Patterson <to...@vittox.com>.
Hello,
My WAR file is becoming every time bigger and bigger,
images are included and also some documents like PDFs
Sometimes we need to change little code in only one jsp file,
perhaps someone can help figuring out alternatives to upload
and update specific changes to code regarding one single file ?
I am using Tomcat 7.0.50, with Apache, using mod_jk working fine
and usually deploying the web app with the tomcat manager on a
Centos release 6.5
WAR is allready over 120M size.
Thanks,
Wilhelm.
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Re: Precompiling JSPs while deploying the application in Tomcat
Posted by java developer <re...@gmail.com>.
This<http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-7.0-doc/jasper-howto.html#Production_Configuration>might
help you.
On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 3:28 PM, Tapajyoti Roybarman <
tapajyoti.roybarman@tcs.com> wrote:
> Hi Team,
>
> Is there any Tomcat setting through which all the JSPs available in my
> package will get compiled while I deploy the application. Normally a JSP
> gets compiled while it is being requested and gets collected inside Work
> folder. I want that all the JSPs in my package should get compiled while
> the deployment process.
>
> Tomcat Version - apache-tomcat-7.0.27
>
> OS - Windows 7
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Tapajyoti Roy Barman
> Mailto: tapajyoti.roybarman@tcs.com
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Precompiling JSPs while deploying the application in Tomcat
Posted by Tapajyoti Roybarman <ta...@tcs.com>.
Hi Team,
Is there any Tomcat setting through which all the JSPs available in my
package will get compiled while I deploy the application. Normally a JSP
gets compiled while it is being requested and gets collected inside Work
folder. I want that all the JSPs in my package should get compiled while
the deployment process.
Tomcat Version - apache-tomcat-7.0.27
OS - Windows 7
Thanks in advance.
Best Regards,
Tapajyoti Roy Barman
Mailto: tapajyoti.roybarman@tcs.com
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Re: Need Information regarding Apache Webserver static file configuration
Posted by André Warnier <aw...@ice-sa.com>.
Tapajyoti Roybarman wrote:
> Hi Andre,
>
> Finally it worked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks a ton.
>
> Below is the setting that I used.
>
> ProxyPassMatch ^/.*\.(gif|jpg|css|png)$! http://localhost:8080/
> ProxyPassMatch ^/(.*/servlet/.*)$ http://localhost:8080/$1
> ProxyPassMatch ^/(.*\.jsp)$ http://localhost:8080/$1
>
> Now, One final question.
>
> I am using the below settings for Load balancing.
>
> <VirtualHost *:80>
> ProxyRequests off
> ServerName localhost
> <Proxy balancer://mycluster>
> BalancerMember http://localhost:8081/
> BalancerMember http://localhost:8082/
> Order Deny,Allow
> Deny from none
> Allow from all
> ProxySet lbmethod=byrequests
> </Proxy>
> ProxyPass /balancer-manager !
> ProxyPass / balancer://mycluster/
> </VirtualHost>
>
> How do I merge this with the static content settings (ProxyPassMatch )
> that I have used above. Please note that both settings are working fine
> when given individually. But how am I supposed to combine these two?
>
Honestly, I do not have a clue. I am not familiar with the load-balancing via mod_proxy.
I will make a guess though, and suppose that it would be along the lines of :
> ProxyPassMatch ^/.*\.(gif|jpg|css|png)$! balancer://mycluster/
> ProxyPassMatch ^/(.*/servlet/.*)$ balancer://mycluster/$1
> ProxyPassMatch ^/(.*\.jsp)$ balancer://mycluster/$1
(and then probably also remove the line
> ProxyPass / balancer://mycluster/
)
But now we're really getting into httpd- and mod_proxy-specific questions, so you might
want to switch to the httpd list for more accurate information.
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Re: Need Information regarding Apache Webserver static file configuration
Posted by Tapajyoti Roybarman <ta...@tcs.com>.
Hi Andre,
Finally it worked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks a ton.
Below is the setting that I used.
ProxyPassMatch ^/.*\.(gif|jpg|css|png)$! http://localhost:8080/
ProxyPassMatch ^/(.*/servlet/.*)$ http://localhost:8080/$1
ProxyPassMatch ^/(.*\.jsp)$ http://localhost:8080/$1
Now, One final question.
I am using the below settings for Load balancing.
<VirtualHost *:80>
ProxyRequests off
ServerName localhost
<Proxy balancer://mycluster>
BalancerMember http://localhost:8081/
BalancerMember http://localhost:8082/
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from none
Allow from all
ProxySet lbmethod=byrequests
</Proxy>
ProxyPass /balancer-manager !
ProxyPass / balancer://mycluster/
</VirtualHost>
How do I merge this with the static content settings (ProxyPassMatch )
that I have used above. Please note that both settings are working fine
when given individually. But how am I supposed to combine these two?
Thanks again for all your help.
Tapajyoti Roy Barman
Ph:- +919433040094
Mailto: tapajyoti.roybarman@tcs.com
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Re: Need Information regarding Apache Webserver static file configuration
Posted by Tapajyoti Roybarman <ta...@tcs.com>.
Hi Andre,
Finally it worked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks a ton.
Below is the setting that I used.
ProxyPassMatch ^/.*\.(gif|jpg|css|png)$! http://localhost:8080/
ProxyPassMatch ^/(.*/servlet/.*)$ http://localhost:8080/$1
ProxyPassMatch ^/(.*\.jsp)$ http://localhost:8080/$1
Now, One final question.
I am using the below settings for Load balancing.
<VirtualHost *:80>
ProxyRequests off
ServerName localhost
<Proxy balancer://mycluster>
BalancerMember http://localhost:8081/
BalancerMember http://localhost:8082/
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from none
Allow from all
ProxySet lbmethod=byrequests
</Proxy>
ProxyPass /balancer-manager !
ProxyPass / balancer://mycluster/
</VirtualHost>
How do I merge this with the static content settings (ProxyPassMatch )
that I have used above. Please note that both settings are working fine
when given individually. But how am I supposed to combine these two?
Thanks again for all your help.
Tapajyoti Roy Barman
Ph:- +919433040094
Mailto: tapajyoti.roybarman@tcs.com
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Re: Need Information regarding Apache Webserver static file configuration
Posted by André Warnier <aw...@ice-sa.com>.
Tapajyoti Roybarman wrote:
> Hi Andre,
>
> I apologize for not following the mailing rule. Actually this is the first
> time that I am taking the help of such a forum.
>
> Before I begin asking you anything I want to thank you for such a detailed
> explanation.
>
> To begin with, answer to your question - "why do you want to serve these
> files from Apache httpd, instead of letting Tomcat do it?" I am planning
> to use Apache httpd as a Load Balancer. And to improve the performance of
> my application, I want to serve the static content from apache itself.
>
> Now, as per your suggestion I have modified the entries of httpd.conf file
> to this.
>
> ProxyPassMatch ^/.*\.(gif|jpg|css|png)$! http://localhost:8080/
> ProxyPassMatch ^/(.*\.jsp)$ http://localhost:8080/$1
> ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:8080/
>
> ProxyPassMatch ^/.*\.(gif|jpg|css|png)$! http://localhost:8080/ - By using
> this setting I am able to serve static files from apache. I have kept my
> files under DocumentRoot as per your suggestion.
>
> ProxyPassMatch ^/(.*\.jsp)$ http://localhost:8080/$1 - If I am not using
> this. I am getting a page not found error for my page Login.jsp present
> inside Tomcat/Webapps/MyApplication. When I am using this setting I am
> able to reach to the page Login.jsp.
>
> Now, the probelm is, the Login.jsp actually sends the request to a servlet
> to complete the login functionality. I am not able to reach to that
> servlet using the above settings. The URL is -
> http://localhost/MyApplication/servlet/login
>
> What should I add in the httpd.conf to achieve this?
Assuming that all the URLs which contain "/servlet/" are to be forwarded to Tomcat,
you could use something like :
ProxyPassMatch ^/.*\.(gif|jpg|css|png)$! http://localhost:8080/
ProxyPassMatch ^/(.*\.jsp)$ http://localhost:8080/$1
ProxyPassMatch ^/(.*/servlet/.*)$ http://localhost:8080/$1
ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:8080/
Note : still be careful of the order of the directives. As indicated in the corresponding
mod_proxy documentation, httpd evaluates each Proxy* directive in turn, from top to
bottom, and the first one that matches "wins the day".
For example, if you had this order :
ProxyPassMatch ^/(.*\.jsp)$ http://localhost:8080/$1
ProxyPassMatch ^/(.*/servlet/.*)$ http://localhost:8080/$1
ProxyPassMatch ^/.*\.(gif|jpg|css|png)$! http://localhost:8080/
then a URL like
http://localhost/MyApplication/servlet/something/image.jpg
would be proxied to Tomcat, because the line
ProxyPassMatch ^/(.*/servlet/.*)$ http://localhost:8080/$1
would match before the line
ProxyPassMatch ^/.*\.(gif|jpg|css|png)$! http://localhost:8080/
As I recall, httpd has an internal flag that means "proxy this URL" or "don't proxy this
URL". As soon as one of the expressions in a Proxy* statement matches, that flag is set
(one way or the other), and no further evaluation of Proxy* statements takes place.
That also means that if you happen to know that there are many more URLs containing
"/servlet/" than there are ending in ".jsp", you could do some (very small) optimisation
by doing this :
ProxyPassMatch ^/.*\.(gif|jpg|css|png)$! http://localhost:8080/
ProxyPassMatch ^/(.*/servlet/.*)$ http://localhost:8080/$1
ProxyPassMatch ^/(.*\.jsp)$ http://localhost:8080/$1
Alternatively again : if, once you have "filtered out" all URLs ending in
(gif|jpg|css|png), you know that all the remaining ones that start with "/MyApplication"
should be forwarded to Tomcat, then you could use :
ProxyPassMatch ^/.*\.(gif|jpg|css|png)$ ! http://localhost:8080/
ProxyPassMatch ^/MyApplication http://localhost:8080/MyApplication
and that would take care of both
/MyApplication/servlet/login
/MyApplication/Login.jsp
and many others.
It's fun playing with..
And mod_rewrite is even more fun.
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Re: Need Information regarding Apache Webserver static file configuration
Posted by Tapajyoti Roybarman <ta...@tcs.com>.
Hi Andre,
I apologize for not following the mailing rule. Actually this is the first
time that I am taking the help of such a forum.
Before I begin asking you anything I want to thank you for such a detailed
explanation.
To begin with, answer to your question - "why do you want to serve these
files from Apache httpd, instead of letting Tomcat do it?" I am planning
to use Apache httpd as a Load Balancer. And to improve the performance of
my application, I want to serve the static content from apache itself.
Now, as per your suggestion I have modified the entries of httpd.conf file
to this.
ProxyPassMatch ^/.*\.(gif|jpg|css|png)$! http://localhost:8080/
ProxyPassMatch ^/(.*\.jsp)$ http://localhost:8080/$1
ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:8080/
ProxyPassMatch ^/.*\.(gif|jpg|css|png)$! http://localhost:8080/ - By using
this setting I am able to serve static files from apache. I have kept my
files under DocumentRoot as per your suggestion.
ProxyPassMatch ^/(.*\.jsp)$ http://localhost:8080/$1 - If I am not using
this. I am getting a page not found error for my page Login.jsp present
inside Tomcat/Webapps/MyApplication. When I am using this setting I am
able to reach to the page Login.jsp.
Now, the probelm is, the Login.jsp actually sends the request to a servlet
to complete the login functionality. I am not able to reach to that
servlet using the above settings. The URL is -
http://localhost/MyApplication/servlet/login
What should I add in the httpd.conf to achieve this?
Thanks and Best Regards,
Tapajyoti Roy Barman
Ph:- +919433040094
Mailto: tapajyoti.roybarman@tcs.com
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Re: Need Information regarding Apache Webserver static file configuration
Posted by André Warnier <aw...@ice-sa.com>.
Hi.
First, respond only to the list, do not copy people extra.
I get every message to the list anyway, and if you copy me I get an extra copy which I do
not need.
Second, on this list, it is preferred to send responses in the text of the original
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- item #6.
Tapajyoti Roybarman wrote:
> Hi Andre,
>
> Thanks a lot for the quick response.
>
> In my httpd.conf file I have added the below settings.
>
> ProxyPass / http://localhost:8080/
This is what causes all requests to be forwarded to Tomcat.
> ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:8080/
This can stay as it is, it plays a role only for "redirect" responses from Tomcat.
>
> This is to connect Apache Webserver and Tomcat. In future I would add more
> clusters and then modify the httpd.conf file accordingly.
>
> Now because of this setting everything is being redirected to Tomcat. Even
> the static files are displayed from my application stack inside Tomcat
> Webapps.
>
> Now, if I want to just do the opposite (from what you suggested) and add
> exceptions for files like jpg, png, css etc in my httpd.conf file, how do
> I do that?
>
> Hope I was able to make my question clear.
Yes.
Maybe the first question would be : why do you want to serve these files from Apache
httpd, instead of letting Tomcat do it ?
Do you /need/ an Apache httpd front-end for any other reason than to serve these files ?
Tomcat itself can perfectly well be configured to answer on port 80 like any normal
webserver, and is quite efficient at serving static content such as these files.
So why complicate your life ?
But if you do have a valid reason to have a front-end Apache httpd (one of those would be
if you need to run non-Java cgi-bin scripts or such things; another one would be to use
httpd as a load-balancer also), then :
There are a multitude of possibilities, and I cannot go through all of them here (also
considering that this is a Tomcat list, not a httpd list).
a) For simple cases, you may want to look at this :
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_proxy.html#proxypassmatch
In other words, replace the line
ProxyPass / http://localhost:8080/
by something more like :
ProxyPassMatch ^/.*\.(gif|jpg|css|...)$ ! http://localhost:8080/
Be careful of the remark on the same page about "Ordering ProxyPass Directives".
Also check if it is not easier to use
ProxyPassMatch ^/(.*\.jsp)$ http://localhost:8080/$1
(if all you want to proxy to Tomcat are calls to JSP pages)
b) for more complex cases, you will need to use the mod_rewrite module, as it says in the
above page.
See : http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_rewrite.html#rewriterule
and siblings.
You can also use <Location> and <LocationMatch> sections in Apache httpd, and put your
ProxyPass directives inside of these sections.
Which is the best way ? It depends...
> Where in my Apache2.2 folder structure do I keep the static
> contents?
Apache httpd expects the requested resources to be located somewhere below the directory
named in the "DocumentRoot" directive of your configuration.
So for example :
- if "DocumentRoot" was "/var/www/myhost/docs/"
- and you currently have an image at (tomcat_base)/webapps/yourapp/images/image.jpg
(served for the request URL http://localhost:8080/yourapp/images/image.jpg)
you would need to move it to a directory :
/var/www/myhost/docs/yourapp/images/image.jpg
in order for it to be served by Apache for the request URL :
http://localhost/yourapp/images/image.jpg)
That is because, once Apache has decided that it will not forward this request to Tomcat,
it will then interpret the request URL according to its own rules.
(Note : you can modify this smartly with other RewriteRule's, but that is an exercise for
level-2 httpd gurus)
And /do not/ set DocumentRoot to (tomcat_base)/webapps or anything like that, because that
would create a big security hole.
(read : http://tomcat.apache.org/connectors-doc/reference/apache.html)
Keep the Apache DocumentRoot and the Tomcat webapps directories well-separated, unless and
until you know exactly what you are doing, and unless you are prepared to explain this in
detail to whoever will maintain that website after you.
Note also that mod_proxy_http is not the only way available to connect Apache httpd and
Tomcat. There are also mod_proxy_ajp and mod_jk, each one of them with its own advantages
and inconvenients compared to mod_proxy_http.
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Re: Need Information regarding Apache Webserver static file configuration
Posted by Daniel Mikusa <dm...@gopivotal.com>.
On Dec 4, 2013, at 8:29 AM, Tapajyoti Roybarman <ta...@tcs.com> wrote:
> Hi Andre,
>
> Thanks a lot for the quick response.
>
> In my httpd.conf file I have added the below settings.
>
> ProxyPass / http://localhost:8080/
> ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:8080/
>
> This is to connect Apache Webserver and Tomcat. In future I would add more
> clusters and then modify the httpd.conf file accordingly.
>
> Now because of this setting everything is being redirected to Tomcat. Even
> the static files are displayed from my application stack inside Tomcat
> Webapps.
>
> Now, if I want to just do the opposite (from what you suggested) and add
> exceptions for files like jpg, png, css etc in my httpd.conf file, how do
> I do that?
See ProxyPass directive here. It tells how to exclude resources. Make sure you read the part about properly ordering your ProxyPass statements too.
https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_proxy.html#proxypass
> Where in my Apache2.2 folder structure do I keep the static
> contents?
In your htdocs (i.e. DocumentRoot) folder. Exactly where under that folder just depends on where your application expects it. If your app stores static resources under a "static" folder (i.e. /static/images/...) then you'd just create that folder structure under the htdocs folder.
Dan
>
> Hope I was able to make my question clear.
>
> Eagerly waiting for your response.
>
> Thanks and Best Regards,
>
> Tapajyoti Roy Barman
> Ph:- +919433040094
> Mailto: tapajyoti.roybarman@tcs.com
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> Date:
> 12/04/2013 06:45 PM
> Subject:
> Re: Need Information regarding Apache Webserver static file configuration
>
>
>
> Tapajyoti Roybarman wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Could you please let me know that how can I serve static content like
>> image files, css files through Apache Webserver instead of Tomcat?
>
> That is the normal thing that an Apache httpd webserver does.
>
> Please
>> let me know about all the required configurations in detail.
>
> That infomation is available on-line : http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/
>
> I am
>> connecting Apache webserver and Tomcat using mod_proxy_http module.
>
> Right. So *unless you specify otherwise*, all content will be served by
> Apache httpd.
> It is only *when you explicitly specify otherwise* that Apache httpd will
> forward some
> requests to Tomcat.
>
> Sugestion : from your Apache httpd configuration,
> 1) start by removing anything that refers to mod_proxy_http.
> Once you have done that, *everything* will be served by Apache httpd
> (image files, css
> files, html pages, everything).
> 2) once you have succeeded in the above, /then/ re-introduce your
> mod_proxy_httpd-related
> statements, to *selectively* forward some URLs to Tomcat.
> Et voilà !
>
> It reminds me a bit of the story about a sculptor, who was aked how he
> sculpted a horse
> from a big block of stone. He answered that it was very easy : you just
> remove from the
> stone everything that is not a horse.
>
> Also,
>> please find below some information that you may require.
>>
>
> That was good of you to supply this information. Many people do not, and
> that always
> causes delayed responses.
>
>
>> Apache Webserber Version - 2.2.25
>>
>> Apache Tomcat Version - 7.0.27
>>
>> OS - Windows 7
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Tapajyoti Roy Barman
>> Ph:- +919433040094
>> Mailto: tapajyoti.roybarman@tcs.com
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Re: Need Information regarding Apache Webserver static file configuration
Posted by Tapajyoti Roybarman <ta...@tcs.com>.
Hi Andre,
Thanks a lot for the quick response.
In my httpd.conf file I have added the below settings.
ProxyPass / http://localhost:8080/
ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:8080/
This is to connect Apache Webserver and Tomcat. In future I would add more
clusters and then modify the httpd.conf file accordingly.
Now because of this setting everything is being redirected to Tomcat. Even
the static files are displayed from my application stack inside Tomcat
Webapps.
Now, if I want to just do the opposite (from what you suggested) and add
exceptions for files like jpg, png, css etc in my httpd.conf file, how do
I do that? Where in my Apache2.2 folder structure do I keep the static
contents?
Hope I was able to make my question clear.
Eagerly waiting for your response.
Thanks and Best Regards,
Tapajyoti Roy Barman
Ph:- +919433040094
Mailto: tapajyoti.roybarman@tcs.com
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From:
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To:
Tomcat Users List <us...@tomcat.apache.org>
Date:
12/04/2013 06:45 PM
Subject:
Re: Need Information regarding Apache Webserver static file configuration
Tapajyoti Roybarman wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Could you please let me know that how can I serve static content like
> image files, css files through Apache Webserver instead of Tomcat?
That is the normal thing that an Apache httpd webserver does.
Please
> let me know about all the required configurations in detail.
That infomation is available on-line : http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/
I am
> connecting Apache webserver and Tomcat using mod_proxy_http module.
Right. So *unless you specify otherwise*, all content will be served by
Apache httpd.
It is only *when you explicitly specify otherwise* that Apache httpd will
forward some
requests to Tomcat.
Sugestion : from your Apache httpd configuration,
1) start by removing anything that refers to mod_proxy_http.
Once you have done that, *everything* will be served by Apache httpd
(image files, css
files, html pages, everything).
2) once you have succeeded in the above, /then/ re-introduce your
mod_proxy_httpd-related
statements, to *selectively* forward some URLs to Tomcat.
Et voilà !
It reminds me a bit of the story about a sculptor, who was aked how he
sculpted a horse
from a big block of stone. He answered that it was very easy : you just
remove from the
stone everything that is not a horse.
Also,
> please find below some information that you may require.
>
That was good of you to supply this information. Many people do not, and
that always
causes delayed responses.
> Apache Webserber Version - 2.2.25
>
> Apache Tomcat Version - 7.0.27
>
> OS - Windows 7
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Tapajyoti Roy Barman
> Ph:- +919433040094
> Mailto: tapajyoti.roybarman@tcs.com
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Re: Need Information regarding Apache Webserver static file configuration
Posted by André Warnier <aw...@ice-sa.com>.
Tapajyoti Roybarman wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Could you please let me know that how can I serve static content like
> image files, css files through Apache Webserver instead of Tomcat?
That is the normal thing that an Apache httpd webserver does.
Please
> let me know about all the required configurations in detail.
That infomation is available on-line : http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/
I am
> connecting Apache webserver and Tomcat using mod_proxy_http module.
Right. So *unless you specify otherwise*, all content will be served by Apache httpd.
It is only *when you explicitly specify otherwise* that Apache httpd will forward some
requests to Tomcat.
Sugestion : from your Apache httpd configuration,
1) start by removing anything that refers to mod_proxy_http.
Once you have done that, *everything* will be served by Apache httpd (image files, css
files, html pages, everything).
2) once you have succeeded in the above, /then/ re-introduce your mod_proxy_httpd-related
statements, to *selectively* forward some URLs to Tomcat.
Et voilà !
It reminds me a bit of the story about a sculptor, who was aked how he sculpted a horse
from a big block of stone. He answered that it was very easy : you just remove from the
stone everything that is not a horse.
Also,
> please find below some information that you may require.
>
That was good of you to supply this information. Many people do not, and that always
causes delayed responses.
> Apache Webserber Version - 2.2.25
>
> Apache Tomcat Version - 7.0.27
>
> OS - Windows 7
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Tapajyoti Roy Barman
> Ph:- +919433040094
> Mailto: tapajyoti.roybarman@tcs.com
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