Good coverage of the basics, but...

This book covers the basics including code snippets for the vast majority of files showing how a basic configuration might look.
This book covers the directory layouts required for a successful installation and the corresponding files which need to be in those directories. Fairly good coverage is given to each of the elements (with examples) contained in those files. Generally, the book helped me breeze through installation of java and Tomcat. The book provides separate examples for a windows installation and linux installation, which was most appreciated. However, I did struggle mightily when it came time to configuring Tomcat with Apache. As mine was not a "standard" setup. At the point where I needed a broader understanding of how these components meshed, I realized the book offers a well written, nicely organized description of the basics. Providing a holistic understanding of the interactions wasn't included.

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• Comprehensive Tomcat, terse and code heavy
• So-called cryptic tomcat documentation is a better read.
• Good for non-developers too
• Good coverage of the basics, but...
• Good, but want more