Apache Tomcat is one of the most popular open source servlet containers developed by the Apache Software Foundation (ASF).
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Why use IIS or apache tomcat instead of self-hosting?
I am a .NET developer. I see ASP.NET MVC framework now started providing a self-hosting feature. It makes a lot of sense (to me). A self-hosted application feels complete with no external dependency.
The question I have in my mind is now why would…
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Separating front end from back end - Tomcat
I'm currently working with a company that uses Java / Tomcat / Spring for the back end of our web applications. As a front-end developer, I'm feeling more and more strongly that the back end should be a separate project from the front end, for a few…
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What is the difference between apache and tomcat in the xampp control panel?
I installed xampp in my machine. I wonder what is the difference between apache and tomcat in the xampp control panel.
p/s: I started apache only and test with "localhost/index.html", it works.
I started tomcat only, but it doesn't work.
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Starting a game website. Sanity check (Jetty, WebSockets, Java, etc)
I'm starting a new game website. This is a project to help me learn additional technologies. My background is very much Microsoft and Apple technologies / languages / IDEs.
This project I would like to use some Google technologies. The game…
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JavaEE server experience matters for a developer?
Lately I am seeing quite a few application development job ads asking for experience with this or that Java EE server. I can understand this if it is for a server administrator, however I find it stupid and ridiculous to ask for some one with a…
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What reading is recommended for an experienced Java/SQL Developer moving to Apache/Tomcat, Postgres, Hibernate
I am taking over management and development of a website developed in Java using Hibernate and Postgres, running on Apache/Tomcat. I am an experienced Java developer, and have experience in Ruby on Rails, and am expert in Oracle SQL. What is the…
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Can you use annotations for any use-case of Web.xml in Java EE?
Nowadays I have been practising Java EE. There are may annotations which simplify configuration of servlet container. Such as:
@WebServlet
@WebInitParam
@ServletSecurity
etc.
You can do the same thing in deployment descriptor: Web.xml…
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Shall I separate the admin part from the rest of the war
I built a web-applicationg using struts2. Then I built a small admin interface in the same war.
With time the webapp grew and so the admin-interface. Now, I'm thinking to separate the admin interface from the rest of the app in a separate war
Is it…
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Java solution for mutual authentication with smart card
I need to develop a Java solution for mutual authentication between Tomcat 6 (server) and SmartCard "IDGo 300" (client).
In order to do this I thought of the following scheme:
1.Tomcat (server) send to SmartCard (client) the request of his digital…
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How to incrementally update a database when deploying a website?
We use JSF over Tomcat along with a backing proprietary DB.
I want to know how the addition of new database fields or/and stored procedures should be handled when we deploy a new version of the application.
We deploy by sending a WAR file to the…
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Is hiring a junior developer as a technical trainer a good idea?
So my friend's boss brought in four junior candidates with some work experience, she is one of them. Her manager wants them to be experts on the subject matter of tomcat in a matter of two months in order to justify them as billable to other clients…
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Why does Java require a servlet container for simple RPC service?
I have a big database controller which is written in Java. The controller reads information from the database, and interprets it into data structures which are then displayed in a CLI.
Java was chosen because writing code in it is fast and easy.…
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IPC design considerations
In our internal architecture, we have several Tomcat servers which distribute the workload and isolate the different processes of our business. We are planning to move into an approach where several tasks (mostly BD related) will be handled by a…
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Embedded tomcat cold deployment without service disruption
I have the following scenario.
For various reasons I chose to use embedded tomcat for my rest backend that will form a cluster of AWS machines. I will want to deploy fairly frequently updates without service disruption. I have been reading on the…
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Explanation java/web (tomcat/coyote/JSP/Servlet etc..) in 'Perl-world' terms
Analyzed one web-server.
for the http request I got: apache 2.2... what redirects to https, and
for https got apache-coyote 1.1.
and the server runs XWiki java app.
Trying to understand how it is implemented. After googling an hour trying to find…
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