[FIXED] What is the best way to install Mod_jk on linux to run apache in front of tomcat

Issue

I am using Wordpress for my blog and my main project is in java using tomcat server so I want each request coming to my server to go through apache.

For exemple if my site uses www.sample.com I would like to send the request to tomcat and if it is www.sample.com/wordpress send it to apache

Thanks

Solution

Install modjk:

sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-jk
sudo a2enmod jk

Create workers.properties file:

worker.list=tomcat,tstatus
worker.tomcat.type=ajp13
worker.tomcat.host=[TOMCAT-IP HERE]
worker.tomcat.port=[TOMCAT-AJP-PORT HERE]
#status information (optional)
worker.tstatus.type=status

Add this to httpd.conf:

JkWorkersFile   /PATH-TO-YOUR-FILE/workers.properties
JkLogFile       /var/log/apache2/mod_jk.log  
JkShmFile       /tmp/jk-runtime-status
JkLogLevel      info

JkMount /YourJavaAppName       tomcat
JkMount /YourJavaAppName/*     tomcat

JkMount /modjkstatus tstatus

Now you should be able to access:

http://YOUR-IP/wordpress
http://YOUR-IP/YourJavaAppName (redirected)
http://YOUR-IP/modjkstatus (redirected)

Answered By - Stefan

Answer Checked By - Robin (PHPFixing Admin)