Integrating Apache 2.x with IBM Web sphere 5.1 x and above
bin directory (GenPluginCfg.bat)
(where WAS_ROOT is the Websphere Application Server installation directory)
configcellsplugin-cfg.xml
configcellsplugin-cfg.xml
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1. Download the Web server plugins for Websphere 5.x from
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24007227 for (5.1x)
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24007265 for (5.0x)
2. Get the file mod_was_ap20_http.dll from the plugin and copy it in
Apache modules directory i.e /modules directory.
3. Get the plugin-cfg.xml (from Websphere) file
This can be got by
1. Running the command GenPluginCfg in the
(where WAS_ROOT is the Websphere Application Server installation directory)
The Plugin-cfg.xml file will be created in the location
2. Running Websphere admin console and exporting the plugin.
Login to the admin console (at port 9090 i.e webspherehostip:9090) (This doesn’t require a user ID or a password)
Goto Environment -> Update Web Server Plugin
Click OK to update the plugin configuration file.
The Plugin-cfg.xml file will be created in the location below
4. Copy the plugin-cfg.xml file in Apache modules directory
i.e/modules directory.
i.e
5. Add these lines in the httpd.conf file in the /conf directory.
LoadModule was_ap20_module modules/mod_was_ap20_http.dll
WebSpherePluginConfig modules/plugin-cfg.xml
WebSpherePluginConfig modules/plugin-cfg.xml
6. You can change the location of the log file generated by the plugin by editing the plugin-cfg.xml file. For example, if the Plugin
error log is to be generated in the apache logs directory, the plugin-cfg.xml file can be edited as follows.
error log is to be generated in the apache logs directory, the plugin-cfg.xml file can be edited as follows.
A simplified form of the plugin-cfg.xml file is shown below.
7.Now restart Websphere and Apache server and type
http://apachehostip/snoop and you can see the Websphere’s snoop servlet in the browser.
Steps for Apache with IBM Web sphere using mod_proxy:
From Apache side:
Edit the httpd.conf file in the /conf directory
Add the following lines:
LoadModule proxy_module modules/mod_proxy.so
LoadModule proxy_ftp_module modules/mod_proxy_ftp.so
LoadModule proxy_http_module modules/mod_proxy_http.so
LoadModule proxy_connect_module modules/mod_proxy_connect.so
LoadModule proxy_ftp_module modules/mod_proxy_ftp.so
LoadModule proxy_http_module modules/mod_proxy_http.so
LoadModule proxy_connect_module modules/mod_proxy_connect.so
#Here Apache and Web logic are running in the same machine.
#Change the IP address to x.y.com if Websphere is running in a
#different box
#Change the IP address to x.y.com if Websphere is running in a
#different box
NameVirtualHost apachehostip:80
#Here Apache is configured as a proxy server
ProxyPass / http://webspherehostip:9080/
ProxyPassReverse / http:// webspherehostip:9080/
#The default listening port for IBM Websphere application server is 9080
#If you want to proxy requests for admin console, use 9090 instead.
#If you want to proxy requests for admin console, use 9090 instead.
Now restart the Apache server and type
http://apachehostip/snoop
and you can see the Websphere’s snoop servlet in the browser.
Integrating Apache 2.x with IBM Web sphere 5.1 x and above