how to configure struts2 with tomcat and apache with mod_jk?

Question

I have been able to use Apache web server to accept jsp petitions using the mod_jk connector, but... Is it possible in this situation configure an Struts2 aplication ? How I should configured ?

Answer 1

mod_jk is used to proxy requests from Apache HTTPD to Apache Tomcat. Since a Struts2 app is just a Java app, configuring it is basically the same as it would be for any Java app.

Since you didn't provide any details on what configuration (if any) you have tried or what specifically you are trying to do, I'll just provide excerpts from the mod_jk configuration for a production app that I work on. You should consult the mod_jk documentation for more details.

mod_jk.conf

This file is the core configuration of mod_jk. It's located in the conf.d directory.

# Load mod_jk module
LoadModule    jk_module  /usr/lib64/httpd/modules/mod_jk.so

# Where to find workers.properties
# Update this path to match your conf directory location (put workers.properties next to httpd.conf)
JkWorkersFile /etc/httpd/conf/workers.properties

# Where to put jk shared memory
# Update this path to match your local state directory or logs directory
JkShmFile     /var/log/httpd/mod_jk.shm

# Where to put jk logs
# Update this path to match your logs directory location (put mod_jk.log next to     access_log)
JkLogFile     /var/log/httpd/mod_jk.log

# Set the jk log level [debug/error/info]
JkLogLevel    info

# Select the timestamp log format
JkLogStampFormat "[%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y] "

workers.properties

This file declares all of the workers (instances of Tomcat) that you are going to proxy to. This example assumes just a single Tomcat instance, named "tomcat."

# Define 1 real worker using ajp13
worker.list=tomcat

# Set properties for tomcat (ajp13)
worker.tomcat.type=ajp13
worker.tomcat.host=localhost
worker.tomcat.port=8009

Apache VirtualHost Configuration

Put this in your Apache configuration, such as inside a <VirtualHost > block. The name "tomcat" is whatever you defined in your workers.properties. This example would route all requests to Tomcat.

JkMount /* tomcat

Additional

Remember to enable the ajp13 connector within your Tomcat server.xml, as well.