Help w/ Tomcat 4.0b6 and Apache

[Mark Dzmura <md...@digital-mission.com>]

Folks:

I have received but a single response to my multiple posts
regarding Tomcat 4 Beta 6 and Apache, but, alas, it, was not helpful.
Given the otherwise high level of activity on this list, I must again ask
this question:

"Is anybody on this list successfully using Tomcat 4 with Apache??"

If so, I would desperately like to know your configuration and see the relevant
parts of your server.xml, apache configs, and know what module/version you
are using as bridge between Apache and Tomcat.

Our desired benchmark is simply to achieve the same behaviors from the example
JSP's through port 80 (via Apache) as we do through port 8080.

It has taken enormous effort just to get something limping along, but still
the transport between Apache and Tomcat (mod_webapp) is clearly broken -
key header variables have default values instead of actual values,
preventing the application from using sessions or accessing the proper
values of header variables.

As an example, the "snoop" JSP provides reasonable values when executed
from port 8080 but reports mostly null's and -1's, when executed from port 80.

We are using the latest versions of everything - Tomcat milestone 4.0b6,
apr, and mod_webapp CVS snapshot.  We have tried using the Java Warp code that
comes with Tomcat, and replacing it with the Java part of the mod_webapp build.

I have also rebuilt mod_webapp with --enable-debug and see NO DIFFERENCE
WHATSOEVER in the log contents.

Any ideas at all would be appreciated.  If I don't get any responses I will
have to conclude that nobody is actually using Tomcat 4.  However, I find it
difficult to justify that conclusion for a distribution in its 6th Beta!!

Thanks,

Mark

--
Mark Dzmura
Digital Mission LLC

Re: Help w/ Tomcat 4.0b6 and Apache

["Pier P. Fumagalli" <pi...@betaversion.org>]

Mark Dzmura at mdz@digital-mission.com wrote:

> Pier et al:
> 
> Yes... and ... YES!!
> 
> I downloaded the newest jakarta-tomcat-connectors, built, installed, and
> ran, and my two big problems have disappeared!  THANK YOU!
> 
> I am now cautiously beginning to test our application to see that everything
> else works.
> 
> Thanks again for the excellent fix!

Nope, it will not... Check out bug 2777. I'll have a fix for that by
tonight.

    Pier

Re: Help w/ Tomcat 4.0b6 and Apache

[Mark Dzmura <md...@digital-mission.com>]

Pier et al:

Yes... and ... YES!!

I downloaded the newest jakarta-tomcat-connectors, built, installed, and
ran, and my two big problems have disappeared!  THANK YOU!

I am now cautiously beginning to test our application to see that everything
else works.

Thanks again for the excellent fix!

Regards,
Mark

"Pier P. Fumagalli" wrote:

> I'm almost done with a PATCH to fix that... I should be able to commit it
> later tonight...
>
>     Pier
>
> Jeff Hoare at jhoare@ihug.com.au wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > I'm using it but as you have found out I think very few ppl are using it on
> > this list. I was able to view servlets thru apache, but the integration fails
> > whenever I try reading any data (I use the post method for form data). I
> > found a java null pointer exception in the catalina log trying to read from
> > the input stream, which I guess is the problem. I have posted a bug on the
> > bugzilla site. As with your experience everything works flawlessly when
> > accessing the servlets thru tomcat directly, but seems broken when using the
> > apache-tomcat extension. This could be some mis-configuration, or a bug but
> > either way the lack of any response is not encouraging.
> >
> > I know this is no help, but at least someone else is suffering as well :-).
> > If I get any response I'll post it to this list
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> > On Wednesday 25 July 2001 03:45, you wrote:
> >> Folks:
> >>
> >> I have received but a single response to my multiple posts
> >> regarding Tomcat 4 Beta 6 and Apache, but, alas, it, was not helpful.
> >> Given the otherwise high level of activity on this list, I must again ask
> >> this question:
> >>
> >> "Is anybody on this list successfully using Tomcat 4 with Apache??"
> >>
> >> If so, I would desperately like to know your configuration and see the
> >> relevant parts of your server.xml, apache configs, and know what
> >> module/version you are using as bridge between Apache and Tomcat.
> >>
> >> Our desired benchmark is simply to achieve the same behaviors from the
> >> example JSP's through port 80 (via Apache) as we do through port 8080.
> >>
> >> It has taken enormous effort just to get something limping along, but still
> >> the transport between Apache and Tomcat (mod_webapp) is clearly broken -
> >> key header variables have default values instead of actual values,
> >> preventing the application from using sessions or accessing the proper
> >> values of header variables.
> >>
> >> As an example, the "snoop" JSP provides reasonable values when executed
> >> from port 8080 but reports mostly null's and -1's, when executed from port
> >> 80.
> >>
> >> We are using the latest versions of everything - Tomcat milestone 4.0b6,
> >> apr, and mod_webapp CVS snapshot.  We have tried using the Java Warp code
> >> that comes with Tomcat, and replacing it with the Java part of the
> >> mod_webapp build.
> >>
> >> I have also rebuilt mod_webapp with --enable-debug and see NO DIFFERENCE
> >> WHATSOEVER in the log contents.
> >>
> >> Any ideas at all would be appreciated.  If I don't get any responses I will
> >> have to conclude that nobody is actually using Tomcat 4.  However, I find
> >> it difficult to justify that conclusion for a distribution in its 6th
> >> Beta!!
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Mark
> >>
> >> --
> >> Mark Dzmura
> >> Digital Mission LLC

--
Mark Dzmura
Digital Mission LLC

Re: Help w/ Tomcat 4.0b6 and Apache

["Pier P. Fumagalli" <pi...@betaversion.org>]

I'm almost done with a PATCH to fix that... I should be able to commit it
later tonight...

    Pier


Jeff Hoare at jhoare@ihug.com.au wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm using it but as you have found out I think very few ppl are using it on
> this list. I was able to view servlets thru apache, but the integration fails
> whenever I try reading any data (I use the post method for form data). I
> found a java null pointer exception in the catalina log trying to read from
> the input stream, which I guess is the problem. I have posted a bug on the
> bugzilla site. As with your experience everything works flawlessly when
> accessing the servlets thru tomcat directly, but seems broken when using the
> apache-tomcat extension. This could be some mis-configuration, or a bug but
> either way the lack of any response is not encouraging.
> 
> I know this is no help, but at least someone else is suffering as well :-).
> If I get any response I'll post it to this list
> 
> Jeff
> 
> On Wednesday 25 July 2001 03:45, you wrote:
>> Folks:
>> 
>> I have received but a single response to my multiple posts
>> regarding Tomcat 4 Beta 6 and Apache, but, alas, it, was not helpful.
>> Given the otherwise high level of activity on this list, I must again ask
>> this question:
>> 
>> "Is anybody on this list successfully using Tomcat 4 with Apache??"
>> 
>> If so, I would desperately like to know your configuration and see the
>> relevant parts of your server.xml, apache configs, and know what
>> module/version you are using as bridge between Apache and Tomcat.
>> 
>> Our desired benchmark is simply to achieve the same behaviors from the
>> example JSP's through port 80 (via Apache) as we do through port 8080.
>> 
>> It has taken enormous effort just to get something limping along, but still
>> the transport between Apache and Tomcat (mod_webapp) is clearly broken -
>> key header variables have default values instead of actual values,
>> preventing the application from using sessions or accessing the proper
>> values of header variables.
>> 
>> As an example, the "snoop" JSP provides reasonable values when executed
>> from port 8080 but reports mostly null's and -1's, when executed from port
>> 80.
>> 
>> We are using the latest versions of everything - Tomcat milestone 4.0b6,
>> apr, and mod_webapp CVS snapshot.  We have tried using the Java Warp code
>> that comes with Tomcat, and replacing it with the Java part of the
>> mod_webapp build.
>> 
>> I have also rebuilt mod_webapp with --enable-debug and see NO DIFFERENCE
>> WHATSOEVER in the log contents.
>> 
>> Any ideas at all would be appreciated.  If I don't get any responses I will
>> have to conclude that nobody is actually using Tomcat 4.  However, I find
>> it difficult to justify that conclusion for a distribution in its 6th
>> Beta!!
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Mark
>> 
>> --
>> Mark Dzmura
>> Digital Mission LLC

Re: Help w/ Tomcat 4.0b6 and Apache

[Jeff Hoare <jh...@ihug.com.au>]

Hi,
I'm using it but as you have found out I think very few ppl are using it on 
this list. I was able to view servlets thru apache, but the integration fails 
whenever I try reading any data (I use the post method for form data). I 
found a java null pointer exception in the catalina log trying to read from 
the input stream, which I guess is the problem. I have posted a bug on the 
bugzilla site. As with your experience everything works flawlessly when 
accessing the servlets thru tomcat directly, but seems broken when using the 
apache-tomcat extension. This could be some mis-configuration, or a bug but 
either way the lack of any response is not encouraging.

I know this is no help, but at least someone else is suffering as well :-). 
If I get any response I'll post it to this list

Jeff

On Wednesday 25 July 2001 03:45, you wrote:
> Folks:
>
> I have received but a single response to my multiple posts
> regarding Tomcat 4 Beta 6 and Apache, but, alas, it, was not helpful.
> Given the otherwise high level of activity on this list, I must again ask
> this question:
>
> "Is anybody on this list successfully using Tomcat 4 with Apache??"
>
> If so, I would desperately like to know your configuration and see the
> relevant parts of your server.xml, apache configs, and know what
> module/version you are using as bridge between Apache and Tomcat.
>
> Our desired benchmark is simply to achieve the same behaviors from the
> example JSP's through port 80 (via Apache) as we do through port 8080.
>
> It has taken enormous effort just to get something limping along, but still
> the transport between Apache and Tomcat (mod_webapp) is clearly broken -
> key header variables have default values instead of actual values,
> preventing the application from using sessions or accessing the proper
> values of header variables.
>
> As an example, the "snoop" JSP provides reasonable values when executed
> from port 8080 but reports mostly null's and -1's, when executed from port
> 80.
>
> We are using the latest versions of everything - Tomcat milestone 4.0b6,
> apr, and mod_webapp CVS snapshot.  We have tried using the Java Warp code
> that comes with Tomcat, and replacing it with the Java part of the
> mod_webapp build.
>
> I have also rebuilt mod_webapp with --enable-debug and see NO DIFFERENCE
> WHATSOEVER in the log contents.
>
> Any ideas at all would be appreciated.  If I don't get any responses I will
> have to conclude that nobody is actually using Tomcat 4.  However, I find
> it difficult to justify that conclusion for a distribution in its 6th
> Beta!!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark
>
> --
> Mark Dzmura
> Digital Mission LLC