Introduction to Apache Tomcat 5.5 Servlet/jsp containers

Apache Tomcat 5.5 Servlet/jspContainer Overview

 

Introduction

Whether it is a system administrator or a Web Developer, you must familiarize yourself with important information before using tomcat. Here, we will briefly introduce some concepts and terms behind the Tomcat container. It also shows you where to seek help when necessary.

 

Terms

When reading this article, you will encounter some terms, some are unique to Tomcat, some are defined in Servlet and JSP specifications (specifications. · Context -- In summary,ContextIs a network application. · Term2-This is it. · Term3-This is it!

 

Directories and files

Throughout the document, you will notice that$ Catalina_home. It represents the root directory of Tomcat installation (installation. When we say "you can find this information in the $ catalina_home/readme.txt file", we mean to read the readme.txt file from the tomcat installation root directory. Below are some key Tomcat directories, both of which are$ Catalina_homeYes. · /Bin-- Start, close, and other script files. Files ending with *. Sh (UNIX system) are copies of the same function as *. BAT files (Window System. The Win32 command line lacks some functions, and some additional files are attached here. · /Conf-- Configuration file and related dtds (document type definition ). The most important file is server. xml. This is the most important configuration file in Tomcat. · /Logs --LogDefault file storage directory. · /Webapps-- Store your network application here.

 

ConfigurationTomcat

This section familiarizes you with the basic information required in container configurations of the container. All configuration file information is loaded at startup (read at startup), which means that any changes to the file need to be restarted before the container takes effect.

 

Where can I find more help information?

Although we strive to ensure that these documents are easy to read and understand, there are still some omissions. If you have any problems, refer to the various URLs and email lists provided below. Because Tomcat 5 is the new release of Tomcat, some questions and answers will be different from Tomcat 4.x. Some documents are for versions 3.x and 4.x, but not Tomcat 5. Using 3.x and 4.x configurations on Tomcat 5 will not work in most cases, because (Tomcat 5) is different from Tomcat 3. x4.x in many places, such as the server. xml file. · Current article-most documents about difficult issues are included here. Be sure to fully read the relevant materials, which will save you a lot of time and labor. Nothing compares with searching the entire network to find the answer that has always been in front of you. · Tomcat FAQ, maintained by developers. · Tomcat Wiki · Tomcat FAQ on jguru · Tomcat Mail List archive-many websites have Tomcat mail lists archived. Because these links often change, you can click Google to search for them. · Tomcat user email list-you can apply from here. If you do not receive an answer, it is very likely that your question has been answered in the archive or FAQ. Although some common program questions will be asked and answered, you 'd better be more careful or special. · Tomcat-developer email list-you can apply from here. This list is dedicatedRetainedUsed for Tomcat development. If you have any questions about tomcat configuration or running programs, you are advised to go To the Tomcat user email list. If you think it is necessary to include any content here, please try to let us know in the Tomcat developer email list, or send an email to any document author.