Install mod_jk2

This information is now maintained on my wiki http://www.mikepalmer.net/wiki/ApacheTomcatHowto.

NOTE: mod_jk2 has been depreciated. Some of the features have been backported to mod_jk. Basically the developers got tired to making something that nobody would learn how to use. So they went back to mod_jk. You should too.

1. go to http://apache.mirrors.redwire.net/jakarta/tomcat-connectors/jk2/ and download the current source file for mod_jk2
2. Move the file to /usr/local/src and extract it:
   cp -p jakarta-tomcat-connectors-jk2-2.0.4-src.tar.gz /usr/local/src/
   cd /usr/local/src
   tar xvzf jakarta-tomcat-connectors-jk2-2.0.4-src.tar.gz
3. Compile and install mod_jk2:
   cd jakarta-tomcat-connectors-jk2-2.0.4-src/jk/native2
   ./configure --with-apxs2=/usr/local/apache/bin/apxs
   make
   cd ../build/jk2/apache2/
   /usr/local/apache/bin/apxs -n jk2 -i mod_jk2.so
4. Verify that the mod_jk2 modules are installed:
   ls /usr/local/apache/modules
   You should see mod_jk2.so in the directory.
5. Edit /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf and add the following lines:
   LoadModule jk2_module modules/mod_jk2.so
   .......
   DirectoryIndex . . . . . index.jsp
6. Create a file named workers2.properties in /usr/local/apache/conf using your favorite editor and inject the information below:

    #
    # This is the minimal JK2 connector configuration file.
    #
   
    [logger]
    info=Native logger
    level=ERROR
   
    [config:]
    file=${serverRoot}/conf/workers2.properties
    debug=0
    debugEnv=0
   
    [uriMap:]
    info=Maps the requests.
    debug=0
   
    [shm:]
    info=Scoreboard. Required for reconfiguration and status with multiprocess servers
    file=anonymous
    debug=0
   
    [workerEnv:]
    info=Global server options
    timing=0
    debug=0
   
    [lb:lb]
    info=Default load balancer.
    debug=0
   
    [channel.socket:localhost:8009]
    info=Ajp13 forwarding over socket
    debug=0
    tomcatId=localhost:8009
   
    #[uri:/admin]
    #info=Tomcat HTML based administration web application.
    #debug=0
   
    [uri:/manager/*]
    info=A scriptable management web application for the Tomcat Web Server.
    debug=0
   
    [uri:/jsp-examples/*]
    info=JSP 2.0 Examples.
    debug=0
   
    [uri:/servlets-examples/*]
    info=Servlet 2.4 Examples.
    debug=0
   
    [uri:/servlet/*]
    info=servlets
    debug=0
   
    [uri:/*.jsp]
    info=JSP Extension mapping.
    debug=0
         

   If you want to pass additional context's to Tomcat, just add the uri and worker as needed.