[nflug] Apache/Tomcat Question

joshj at linuxmail.org joshj at linuxmail.org
Mon Jun 26 16:14:01 EDT 2006


When we last left our adventurers...

> My company has used the apache Jakarta project's parsers and tools.  You can
> find it at http://xml.apache.org/  as well as a bunch of others from the
> apache project.
>
> I know the java devs here experimented with others, but in general, they
> found the apache project had some of the most stable code and tools.
>
> Just my $.02
>
> brad

Thanks Brad. That does look like some good stuff there. unfortunately, 
this app is a client side one. So I can only use things that I can count 
on being installed on their computer.

-Josh

>
> On 6/26/06, joshj at linuxmail.org <joshj at linuxmail.org> wrote:
>>
>>  Jonathan: Thank you for your astute observation. However, if I was using
>>  mod_perl I would not be in this boat. I am looking specifically for a
>>  Tomcat/Apache solution.
>>
>>  Brad: I think web_dav is going to be out of the question also because it
>>  is a rather complex way in which the client login is handled. And it is
>>  handled through a bean. Unless there is a way for web_dav to handle the
>>  request, send it to a jsp/servlet and then act accordingly on the
>>  response. Or interface directly with the bean somehow.
>>
>>  While on the topic of Java, does anyone know any good XML parsers?
>>
>>  -Josh
>> 
>>
>>  When we last left our adventurers...
>> 
>> >  You may want to look into web_dav depending on what exactly you
>>  need.  Of
>> >  course considering you are running tomcat, you may want to look at a
>>  java
>> >  app that can do what you want if you need something more than just a
>>  simple
>> >  setup.
>> > 
>> >  I would recommend leveraging what you have instead of changing
>>  architecture
>> >  or adding complexity to your setup.  Apache and Tomcat can be complex
>>  enough
>> >  without adding more modules or variables that can go wrong.
>> > 
>> >  brad
>> > 
>> >  On 6/23/06, Pete Cummings <pete at linuxcowboy.com> wrote:
>> > > 
>> > > 
>> > > 
>> > >   Assembler is the way to go.
>> > > 
>> > > 
>> > >   Jonathan Skulski wrote:
>> > > 
>> > > >   Have you ever considered mod_perl?
>> > > > 
>> > > >   Perhaps you could rewrite some of it in perl and use mod_perl. I
>>  think
>> > > >   there is a decline method in mod_perl that will pass back the
>>  request
>> > > >   object to apache and then you will be all set.
>> > > > 
>> > > >   jsk
>> > > > 
>> > > >   On 6/23/06, joshj at linuxmail.org <joshj at linuxmail.org> wrote:
>> > > > 
>> > > > >   Not directly Linux related, but maybe someone can help me out.
>> > > > > 
>> > > > >   I have certain files that can only be accessed by the customers
>>  that
>> > > > >   they
>> > > > >   belong to. And they could be anything from txt or xml to jpg, pdf
>>  or
>> > > > >   foo.
>> > > > >   I don't care. I use a Filter that handles the request and checks
>>  the
>> > > > >   users
>> > > > >   credentials. If they have access to the file then I want control
>> > > > >   returned
>> > > > >   to apache to serve it up. Or Tomcat can do it. I just want to
>>  avoid
>> > > > >   actually have to open the file and stream it. Is this possible?
>>  I'm
>> > > > >   using
>> > > > >   mod_jk.
>> > > > > 
>> > > > >   -Josh
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