Can a single Apache server handle both Tomcat and PHP?

Question

I have a requirement as to have a single server with both a Java application and a PHP application, running on the same Apache. Is this possible?

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Answer 1

Yes.

Apache HTTPd can delegate to Apache Tomcat using ModProxy or ModAJP, and can be configured to do so based on the domain, path or file extension requested. Your Apache HTTPd configuration of PHP would remain the same.

You would need to configure Apache Tomcat to not listen on port 80, and then configure the Apache HTTPd proxying solution of your choice to talk to Tomcat on a different port.

Here's a starting point for more information: Apache + Tomcat: Using mod_proxy instead of AJP