Tomcat Overview
Quick overview of Apache
Apache Software Foundation
Jakarta Project
Tomcat Licensing
J2EE Technologies
Java Web Development
Servlet/JSP Containers
Java Web Applications
An Overview of Servlets
The Advantages of Servlets & The Lifecycle
JavaServer Pages
JSP, JavaBeans and JSP Tag Libraries
MVC frameworks
Installing Tomcat
Downloading and Installing Apache Tomcat
Download and install a JVM, Download Tomcat, Download and install Ant
Windows installer
Java memory management and tweaking the JVM for performance
Tomcat Directories
Tomcat Installation Directories, Tomcat Directory Structure, The bin Directory, Common and shared Directories
The conf Directory, logs Directory. server directory, work Directory, temp Directory, webapps Directory
Stucture of the Web Application Directory Structure
Deploying HTML and JSP Pages and Web Context
JSP Page and the Generated Code
Deploying a Web App
ConfiguringTomcat
Configuration of Tomcat and looking at the Techniques
Tomcat's Component Architecture
The <Server> Element, <Service> Element, <Connector> Element, <Engine> Element, <Host> Element, <Context> Element, <Realm> Element, <Valve> Element, <Listener> Element, <Loader> Element, <Manager> Element
Server.xml File
Modifying server.xml
Web Applications
Web Application Administration & Deploying
Directory Structure of a Web App
web.xml configuration file
Deployment Descriptors
The <web-app></web-app> Element
Mapping a Servlet to a URL
The <resource-ref></resource-ref> Element
The <env-entry></env-entry> Element
The <ejb-ref></ejb-ref> Element
A Sample web.xml file
Deploying a Web Application
Tomcat's default conf/web.xml file
Tuning default JSP and Static-content servlets
Tomcat Manager
Deploying and Managing Web Application using the Tomcat Manager
Starting the Tomcat Manager and looking at Tomcat Manager
Looking at the Manager Section
Applications, Deploy, Server Information
Creating a WAR File
Lab 4: Deploying a WAR File
Java Management Extensions (JMX) on Tomcat
Tomcat integration with Ant
Advanced Features
Using Some of the Advanced Features of Tomcat
Valves, Access Log Valve, Single Sign-on Valve
Remote Address Filter and Remote Host Filter
Request Dumper Valve
Configuring the JNDI Resources
JNDI: Java Naming and Directory Interface and Defining a JNDI Resource
The <environment></environment>Element and The <resource></resource>Element
Configuring a JavaMail Session
Global Resources
JDBC Connectivity
Configuring Tomcat to Connect to a Database
Overview of JDBC
JDBC Drivers
Connecting to a Database and Connection Pools
Download and Install MySQL
Configure MySQL for Tomcat
Create a Database in MySQL
Download and Deploy a JDBC Driver
Defining a DataSource in Tomcat and Defining a Data Source Manually
Modifying the Deployment Descriptor
Detecting and closing leaked database connections
Tomcat Security
Looking at Security on Tomcat and the configuration
Security Considerations
File System Security and Filesystem Recommendations
Java Security Manager
Granting Permissions to Java Apps and looking at Java Permissions
Creating and Adding Your Own Policies
Enabling the Java Security Manager
Security Manager Tips and Security Realms
Looking at the different Types of Realms and Configuring a Realm
Users and Roles (authentication and authorization)
Creating a Data Source Realm
The protection of passwords
FORM-based authentication
Configuring Tomcat for SSL
Requiring SSL in applications
Connecting
Connect Tomcat to Apache
Looking at Connectors
HTTP Connectors
Advantages of Using a Web Server
Connector Protocols
Configure an AJP Connector
Download mod_jk
Create the mod_jk.conf file
Start Tomcat
Create a Worker
Configure httpd.conf
Test the Setup
Load balancing applications across multiple Tomcat instances
Issues with load balancing
Server affinity via sticky sessions
Shared session storage
Replicated sessions via Tomcat clustering
Shared Hosting
Tomcat Virtual Hosting
Configure Tomcat to enable virtual hosting as a stand-alone server
Configure Tomcat to enable virtual hosting using jk2 or webapp.
Configure Tomcat as Stand-alone
Configure Tomcat with AJP
Separate JVM for Each Host
Load Testing
JMeter Application
Load Testing with JMeter
Install and run JMeter
Creating a Test Plan
Configure the Thread Group and adding a task
Configure the HTTP Request
Add a Report Listener
Run the Test Plan
Viewing the Results
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