Apache Tomcat Documentation Library

This page provides access to reference documentation, books, articles, and white papers pertaining to Apache Tomcat.
Since Apache Tomcat is a key component of JBoss AS, you should review the JBoss AS documentation for details beyond the documentation outlined below which is mostly intended for those interested in using Apache Tomcat standalone.

Document	Version
Apache Tomcat Documentation	5.5	View Online
	5.0	View Online
	4.1	View Online
Apache Tomcat Connectors Documentation		View Online
Apache Tomcat FAQ		View Online
Apache Tomcat Resources		View Online

Apache Tomcat Books

Professional Apache Tomcat 5. Vivek Chopra, Amit Bakore, Jon Eaves, Ben Galbraith, Sing Li, Chanoch Wiggers, Wrox, 2004.

Apache Tomcat Bible. Jon Eaves, Warner Godfrey, Rupert Jones, Hungry Minds, Inc., June 2003.

Tomcat: The Definitive Guide. Jason Brittain, Ian F. Darwin, O'Reilly & Associates, March 2003.

Apache Tomcat Security Handbook. Vivek Chopra, Ben Galbriaths, Gotham Pollysetty, Brian Rickabaugh, John Turner, Wrox Press, February 2003.

Apache Tomcat Whitepapers

Comparing Apache Tomcat Performance on Windows vs. Linux Part 1 . Frank Ziglar, Web Performance Testing Tools - Library.

Comparing Apache Tomcat Performance on Windows vs. Linux Part 2 . Frank Ziglar, Web Performance Testing Tools - Library.

Tomcat Performance. Peter Lin.

Servlet Performance Report: Comparing The Performance of J2EE Servers. Christopher L Merrill, Web Performance Testing Tools - Library, July, 2004.

Apache Tomcat Articles

ONJava 2004 Survey: Tomcat most popular server with 86% of votes. Results from the 2004 ONJava Reader Survey. Chris Adamson, ONJava.com.

What's New in Tomcat 5. Jason Brittain, ONJava.com, January 28, 2004.

mod_jk HOWTOs. John Turner. Other articles explaining how to connect Apache HTTPD and Tomcat can be found in the Tomcat wiki links page.

In Memory Session Replication in Tomcat 4.0. Filip Hanik.

Tomcat 4.0 Load Balancing with Apache 1.3. Pascal Forget.