Professional Apache Tomcat (PDF)

What is this book about?
Tomcat is an open source web server that processes JavaServerPages and Java Servlets. It can run as a stand-alone server or beintegrated with Apache. Like Apache, the core Tomcat program isrelatively simple, but there are many enhancements that can beadded to make it much more complex.
What does this book cover?
You will learn how to integrate Tomcat with the Apache HTTPserver (and the situations when you should and you shouldn't), howto set up database connectivity through JDBC, and how to ensureyour web applications are secure.
This book will provide you, the server administrator, with thenecessary knowledge to install and configure Tomcat, as well asmany of the most popular enhancements to the Tomcat package. Itwill help you plan the installation and possible growth options ofyour site.
Here are just a few of the things you'll find covered in thisbook:

* Tomcat 3.x, Tomcat 4.0.x, and Tomcat 4.1.x
* The Tomcat architecture
* Tomcat installation and configuration
* Apache and Tomcat integration using the AJP and WARPconnectors
* Tomcat security with SSL, realms, and the Java SecurityManager
* Shared Tomcat hosting, server load testing, and loadbalancing
* Managing and administering web applications
* JDBC with Tomcat
* Ant and Log4j
It will also cover some of the tools that can be integrated withTomcat, such as Ant (for automatically building web applications)and Log4J (for advanced logging).
Who is this book for?
This book is for professionals working with Java webapplications. It assumes a certain knowledge of the JSP and Servlettechnologies, but only from an administrator's point of view.Knowledge of databases, XML, HTML, networking, and generaladministrative techniques is also assumed.