Version 4.0 was released recently not only offers a variety of enhancements in flexibility and stability, but also many new features that will surely expand the toolset developers Tomcat 'already rich. In this title namesake, bestselling author James Goodwill provides readers with a comprehensive introduction to the Jakarta-Tomcat, offering instruction on topics ranging from basic installation and configuration process and the spread of advanced Web applications for the concept of integration with other popular Foundations such as the Apache Web server project Apache, Struts, Log4J, and SOAP Apache XML Project. In addition to already comprehensive introduction to the core functionality of Tomcat, readers also benefit from valuable primer of what is offered in version 4.0, as Goodwill takes care to discuss new features such as valves, nature of security, persistent sessions, and the Tomcat Manager Application.