<DIV><p>It takes a book as versatile as its subject to cover Apache Tomcat, the popular open source Servlet and JSP container and high performance web server. <I>Tomcat: The Definitive Guide</I> is a valuable reference for administrators and webmasters, a useful guide for programmers who want to use Tomcat as their web application server during development or in production, and an excellent introduction for anyone interested in Tomcat.<br><br> Updated for the latest version of Tomcat, this new edition offers a complete guide to installing, configuring, maintaining and securing this servlet container. In fact, with such a wealth of new information, this is essentially a new book rather than a simple revision. You will find details for using Tomcat on all major platforms, including Windows, Linux, OS X, Solaris, and FreeBSD, along with specifics on Tomcat configuration files, and step-by-step advice for deploying and running web applications.<br><br> This book offers complete information for:</p><ul><li>Installation and startup procedures</li><br/><br/><li>Configuring Tomcat-including realms, roles, users, servlet sessions, and JNDI resources including JDBC DataSources</li><br/><br/><li>Deploying web applications-individual servlets and JSP pages, and web application archive files</li><br/><br/><li>Tuning Tomcat to measure and improve performance</li><br/><br/><li>Integrating Tomcat with Apache Web Server</li><br/><br/><li>Securing Tomcat to keep online thugs at bay</li><br/><br/><li>Tomcat configuration files-server.xml and web.xml, and more</li><br/><br/><li>Debugging and Troubleshooting-diagnosing problems with Tomcat or a web application</li><br/><br/><li>Compiling your own Tomcat, rather than using the pre-built release</li><br/><br/><li>Running two or more Tomcat servlet containers in parallel</li><br/><br/></ul> This book also offers an overview of the Tomcat open source project's community resources, including docs, mailing lists, and more. Community interest fueled a strong demand for a Tomcat guide from O'Reilly. The result clearly exceeds expectations.</div>