Server Configuration Reference - JTC Connectors

# Server Configuration Reference

## JTC Connectors

Introduction

> JTC means Jakarta-Tomcat-Connectors. jakarta-tomcat-connectors is the repository of the Tomcat connectors sources. The connectors are released together with Tomcat. For example you can find the connectors sources in http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat-4.x/release/v4.x.y/src/ The tarball are named like: jakarta-tomcat-connectors-4.x.y-src.tar.gz

> There are two different types of connectors. Connectors that allow browsers to connect directly to the Tomcat and connectors that do it through a Web Server.

> The connectors allowing direct connections are in the binary of Tomcat. They are jar files.

> The connectors used with a Web Server are made of 2 components. One written in Java and the other written in C. The Java part is made of jar files are inclosed in the Tomcat binaries.

> The binary builds of connectors are available in http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat-4.0/release/v4.x.y/bin/plaform. For example the Apache Solaris8 *.so files for SPARC will be in the solaris8/sparc subdirectory. (Do not hesitate to ask for the binary needed for your platform to the Tomcat mail lists, but be patient).

Tomcat connectors

> The following table lists most of the existing Tomcat connectors.

> HTTP Connectors for Tomcat 4.x
> Client | Protocol | Tomcat className | Notes
> --- | --- | --- | ---
> Ancient browser | HTTP/1.0 | org.apache.catalina.connector.http10.HttpConnector | Deprecated. See HTTP/1.1
> Modern browser | HTTP/1.1 | org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpConnector | Deprecated. See HTTP/1.1
> Modern browser | HTTP/1.1 | org.apache.coyote.tomcat4.CoyoteConnector | Current practice. See Coyote HTTP/1.1
> Web Server Connectors
> Web Server Side | Protocol | Tomcat Site | Notes
> mod_jserv | AJP/1.2 | Ajp11 | Obsolete Read more at JServ
> mod_jk | AJP/1.3 | CoyoteConnector with JkCoyoteHandler | mod_jk supports load balancing. Enabled by default in 4.1; works in 4.0. See Coyote JK 2
> mod_jk2 | AJP/1.3 | CoyoteConnector with JkCoyoteHandler | Currently developed native connector. Enabled by default in 4.1. mod_jk2 supports in-process JVM and load balancing. See Coyote JK 2
> mod_webapp | WARP/1.0 | WarpConnector | Deprecated. Not for Win32; no in-process nor load balancing; works in 4.x. Use APR. Supported Apache-2.0 and Apache-1.3). See Webapp

Why a Tomcat connector with a native Web Server?

> A Web Server can host different applications written using PERL, PHP, C or any other language. If one application is written in Java using the Servlet API a connector is need to route the requests from the Web Server to the Servlet Engine. In the case a Web Server specific connector is needed. Most of the Web Servers allow to load dynamic extentions (DLL). Some of these extentions are available in the binary builds of connectors.

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