Tomcat(全称Apache Tomcat)是一个开源的Web应用服务器,专门用于运行Java编写的网站和Web应用程序。它是由Apache Software Foundation开发和维护的,能够实现Java Servlet、JavaServer Pages (JSP) 等Java技术规范,是开发和部署Java Web应用的常用选择。
Tomcat之所以被广泛使用,主要是因为它兼具轻量级和功能强大的特点。作为Servlet容器,Tomcat负责管理Servlet的生命周期,从初始化到销毁,同时支持多线程处理多个并发请求,确保高效处理HTTP请求。另外,Tomcat还支持JSP技术,允许开发者在HTML页面中嵌入Java代码,动态生成网页内容。
Tomcat的历史可以追溯到1999年,当时由Sun Microsystems捐赠给Apache软件基金会,成为Jakarta项目的一部分,并逐步发展成为今天的独立项目。这一历史背景使得Tomcat不仅在技术上具有深厚的积累,同时也拥有强大的社区支持。对于开发者来说,无论是初学者还是专业开发人员,Tomcat都提供了一个稳定且易于上手的平台,便于构建和扩展各种类型的Web应用。
Tomcat的工作原理主要涉及其核心组件:连接器(Connector)和容器(Container),以及它们如何协同工作来处理HTTP请求。
首先,连接器(Connector)是Tomcat中负责接收HTTP请求的第一个组件。它监听特定端口(如8080),当HTTP请求到达时,Connector接收并解析这些请求,然后转换成Tomcat的Request对象。这一过程涉及到网络I/O和字节流处理,确保原始HTTP请求被正确转换为Tomcat内部可处理的格式。
接下来,处理后的Request对象传递给容器(Container)。Tomcat的容器系统采用层次结构,包括Engine、Host、Context和Wrapper四个层级。Request对象首先传递到Engine,然后到Host,接着到Context,最后到Wrapper。每个层级可以包含多个子容器,形成一种父子关系。这种设计使得Tomcat能够高效管理多个应用和请求。
在Container内部,Request对象继续通过一系列管道(Pipeline)和阀(Valve)进行处理。这些组件负责执行各种通用功能,比如安全检查、会话管理以及请求过滤。这个处理过程为后续目标Servlet的准备提供了必要条件。
具体到Servlet的调用,当Request对象到达对应的Wrapper时,Wrapper确定由哪一个Servlet来处理该请求。一旦找到目标Servlet,就会调用它的service方法,该方法根据请求的HTTP方法(如GET或POST)来决定具体调用doGet或doPost等。Servlet然后生成响应,通过同样的管道回传给Connector,最终以HTTP响应的形式返回给客户端。
Tomcat的工作流程非常注重各组件之间的协同和数据传递。从网络请求的接收和转换,到请求在容器中的层层传递与处理,每一步都是为了确保不同Web应用和Servlet能够高效、安全地运行。理解这些流程对于优化和部署Java Web应用至关重要。
尽管Tomcat具有广泛的应用场景,但对于大型项目或需要更高级功能的企业级应用,可能需要选择更强大的应用服务器,如WildFly、WebLogic或WebSphere等。这些服务器提供了更多的特性和性能优化,以满足企业级应用的需求。
[root@iZbp1izvhfvbrd0mb6ktasZ ~]# yum search java|grep jdk
ldapjdk-javadoc.noarch : Javadoc for ldapjdk
openjdk-asmtools-javadoc.noarch : Javadoc for openjdk-asmtools
java-1.6.0-openjdk.x86_64 : OpenJDK Runtime Environment
java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo.x86_64 : OpenJDK Demos
java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel.x86_64 : OpenJDK Development Environment
java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc.x86_64 : OpenJDK API Documentation
java-1.6.0-openjdk-src.x86_64 : OpenJDK Source Bundle
java-1.7.0-openjdk.x86_64 : OpenJDK Runtime Environment
java-1.7.0-openjdk-accessibility.x86_64 : OpenJDK accessibility connector
java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo.x86_64 : OpenJDK Demos
java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel.x86_64 : OpenJDK Development Environment
java-1.7.0-openjdk-headless.x86_64 : The OpenJDK runtime environment without
java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc.noarch : OpenJDK API Documentation
java-1.7.0-openjdk-src.x86_64 : OpenJDK Source Bundle
java-1.8.0-openjdk.i686 : OpenJDK Runtime Environment 8
java-1.8.0-openjdk.x86_64 : OpenJDK 8 Runtime Environment
java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility.i686 : OpenJDK accessibility connector
java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility.x86_64 : OpenJDK accessibility connector
java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo.i686 : OpenJDK Demos 8
java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo.x86_64 : OpenJDK 8 Demos
java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel.i686 : OpenJDK Development Environment 8
java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel.x86_64 : OpenJDK 8 Development Environment
java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless.i686 : OpenJDK Headless Runtime Environment 8
java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless.x86_64 : OpenJDK 8 Headless Runtime Environment
java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc.noarch : OpenJDK 8 API documentation
java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-zip.noarch : OpenJDK 8 API documentation compressed
java-1.8.0-openjdk-src.i686 : OpenJDK Source Bundle 8
java-1.8.0-openjdk-src.x86_64 : OpenJDK 8 Source Bundle
java-11-openjdk.i686 : OpenJDK Runtime Environment 11
java-11-openjdk.x86_64 : OpenJDK 11 Runtime Environment
java-11-openjdk-demo.i686 : OpenJDK Demos 11
java-11-openjdk-demo.x86_64 : OpenJDK 11 Demos
java-11-openjdk-devel.i686 : OpenJDK Development Environment 11
java-11-openjdk-devel.x86_64 : OpenJDK 11 Development Environment
java-11-openjdk-headless.i686 : OpenJDK Headless Runtime Environment 11
java-11-openjdk-headless.x86_64 : OpenJDK 11 Headless Runtime Environment
java-11-openjdk-javadoc.i686 : OpenJDK 11 API documentation
java-11-openjdk-javadoc.x86_64 : OpenJDK 11 API documentation
java-11-openjdk-javadoc-zip.i686 : OpenJDK 11 API documentation compressed in a
java-11-openjdk-javadoc-zip.x86_64 : OpenJDK 11 API documentation compressed in
java-11-openjdk-jmods.i686 : JMods for OpenJDK 11
java-11-openjdk-jmods.x86_64 : JMods for OpenJDK 11
java-11-openjdk-src.i686 : OpenJDK Source Bundle 11
java-11-openjdk-src.x86_64 : OpenJDK 11 Source Bundle
java-11-openjdk-static-libs.i686 : OpenJDK libraries for static linking 11
java-11-openjdk-static-libs.x86_64 : OpenJDK 11 libraries for static linking
ldapjdk.noarch : The Mozilla LDAP Java SDK
openjdk-asmtools.noarch : To develop tools create proper & improper Java
[root@iZbp1izvhfvbrd0mb6ktasZ ~]# yum install -y java-11-openjdk java-11-openjdk-devel
[root@iZbp1izvhfvbrd0mb6ktasZ ~]# vi /etc/profile
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk
export CLASSPATH=.:$JAVA_HOME/lib/dt.jar:$JAVA_HOME/lib/tools.jar
export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
[root@iZbp1izvhfvbrd0mb6ktasZ ~]# java -version
openjdk version "11.0.23" 2024-04-16 LTS
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (Red_Hat-11.0.23.0.9-2.el7_9) (build 11.0.23+9-LTS)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (Red_Hat-11.0.23.0.9-2.el7_9) (build 11.0.23+9-LTS, mixed mode, sharing)
注:以下两条命令都可查看
[root@iZbp1izvhfvbrd0mb6ktasZ ~]# yum list all | grep tomcat
jglobus-ssl-proxies-tomcat.noarch 2.1.0-13.el7 epel
tomcat.noarch 7.0.76-16.el7_9 updates
tomcat-admin-webapps.noarch 7.0.76-16.el7_9 updates
tomcat-docs-webapp.noarch 7.0.76-16.el7_9 updates
tomcat-el-2.2-api.noarch 7.0.76-16.el7_9 updates
tomcat-javadoc.noarch 7.0.76-16.el7_9 updates
tomcat-jsp-2.2-api.noarch 7.0.76-16.el7_9 updates
tomcat-jsvc.noarch 7.0.76-16.el7_9 updates
tomcat-lib.noarch 7.0.76-16.el7_9 updates
tomcat-native.x86_64 1.2.35-1.el7 epel
tomcat-servlet-3.0-api.noarch 7.0.76-16.el7_9 updates
tomcat-webapps.noarch 7.0.76-16.el7_9 updates
tomcatjss.noarch 7.2.5-1.el7 base
[root@iZbp1izvhfvbrd0mb6ktasZ ~]# yum search tomcat
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
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================================================================================== N/S matched: tomcat ===================================================================================
jglobus-ssl-proxies-tomcat.noarch : Globus Java - SSL and proxy certificate support for Tomcat
tomcat-admin-webapps.noarch : The host-manager and manager web applications for Apache Tomcat
tomcat-docs-webapp.noarch : The docs web application for Apache Tomcat
tomcat-javadoc.noarch : Javadoc generated documentation for Apache Tomcat
tomcat-jsp-2.2-api.noarch : Apache Tomcat JSP API implementation classes
tomcat-jsvc.noarch : Apache jsvc wrapper for Apache Tomcat as separate service
tomcat-lib.noarch : Libraries needed to run the Tomcat Web container
tomcat-native.x86_64 : Tomcat native library
tomcat-servlet-3.0-api.noarch : Apache Tomcat Servlet API implementation classes
tomcat-webapps.noarch : The ROOT and examples web applications for Apache Tomcat
tomcatjss.noarch : JSS Connector for Apache Tomcat, a JSSE module for Apache Tomcat that uses JSS
tomcat.noarch : Apache Servlet/JSP Engine, RI for Servlet 3.0/JSP 2.2 API
tomcat-el-2.2-api.noarch : Expression Language v2.2 API
Name and summary matches only, use "search all" for everything.
[root@iZbp1izvhfvbrd0mb6ktasZ ~]# yum -y install tomcat
[root@iZbp1izvhfvbrd0mb6ktasZ ~]# vi /etc/profile
export CATALINA_HOME=/usr/share/tomcat
export PATH=$PATH:$CATALINA_HOME/bin
[root@iZbp1izvhfvbrd0mb6ktasZ ~]# source /etc/profile
[root@iZbp1izvhfvbrd0mb6ktasZ ~]# systemctl start tomcat
[root@iZbp1izvhfvbrd0mb6ktasZ ~]# systemctl status tomcat
● tomcat.service - Apache Tomcat Web Application Container
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/tomcat.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Sun 2024-08-18 17:39:31 CST; 8s ago
Main PID: 12914 (java)
CGroup: /system.slice/tomcat.service
└─12914 /usr/lib/jvm/jre/bin/java -Djavax.sql.DataSource.Factory=org.apache.commons.dbcp.BasicDataSourceFactory -classpath /usr/share/tomcat/bin/bootstrap.jar:/usr/share/to...
Aug 18 17:39:32 iZbp1izvhfvbrd0mb6ktasZ server[12914]: Aug 18, 2024 5:39:32 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService startInternal
Aug 18 17:39:32 iZbp1izvhfvbrd0mb6ktasZ server[12914]: INFO: Starting service Catalina
Aug 18 17:39:32 iZbp1izvhfvbrd0mb6ktasZ server[12914]: Aug 18, 2024 5:39:32 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine startInternal
Aug 18 17:39:32 iZbp1izvhfvbrd0mb6ktasZ server[12914]: INFO: Starting Servlet Engine: Apache Tomcat/7.0.76
Aug 18 17:39:32 iZbp1izvhfvbrd0mb6ktasZ server[12914]: Aug 18, 2024 5:39:32 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol start
Aug 18 17:39:32 iZbp1izvhfvbrd0mb6ktasZ server[12914]: INFO: Starting ProtocolHandler ["http-bio-8080"]
Aug 18 17:39:32 iZbp1izvhfvbrd0mb6ktasZ server[12914]: Aug 18, 2024 5:39:32 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol start
Aug 18 17:39:32 iZbp1izvhfvbrd0mb6ktasZ server[12914]: INFO: Starting ProtocolHandler ["ajp-bio-8009"]
Aug 18 17:39:32 iZbp1izvhfvbrd0mb6ktasZ server[12914]: Aug 18, 2024 5:39:32 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina start
Aug 18 17:39:32 iZbp1izvhfvbrd0mb6ktasZ server[12914]: INFO: Server startup in 49 ms
[root@iZbp1izvhfvbrd0mb6ktasZ ~]# yum install -y tomcat-webapps tomcat-admin-webapps
[root@iZbp1izvhfvbrd0mb6ktasZ ~]# vi /usr/share/tomcat/conf/tomcat-users.xml