To integrate JBoss behind an Apache server you often use the mod_jk module. There is another solution which combines the use of Apache mod_rewrite and mod_proxy. This solution provides more flexibility and could be more robust.
Tag - Apache
Wednesday, January 28 2009
Apache and JBoss integration with mod_rewrite and mod_proxy
By Stephane Carrez on Wednesday, January 28 2009, 21:59 - Apache
Sunday, January 25 2009
Transparent Web server migration with Apache proxy
By Stephane Carrez on Sunday, January 25 2009, 17:51 - Apache
When you do a server relocation you get a new server, install it, configure it and make sure your new Web server is ready to go. During this installation, the old server was still running. Now, it is time to make the switch. This article discusses one issue related to DNS and how you can solve it.
Sunday, April 13 2008
Deploying a J2EE application behind an Apache server in a production environment
By Stephane Carrez on Sunday, April 13 2008, 12:35 - J2EE
You have created a Web application using a JBoss application server and you are going to put it in production. Great!
But deploying your application with JBoss serving the Web requests directly may not be the optimal solution. First because the Tomcat web server embedded within JBoss is not the best server to serve static files and second because configuring Tomcat and JBoss for best performance and security is in general a complex and tedious task.
Instead, it is a good practice to use an Apache server (2.0 or 2.2) in front of your JBoss/Tomcat. This Apache server can serve static files, take care of your SSL security and manage for you all the details of HTTP headers (Expires and other headers) and more....
