Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Documentation Accessibility
• Conventions

1 Introduction and Roadmap

• Document Scope and Audience
• Guide to this Document
• Related Documentation
• New and Changed Features in This Release

2 Using Web Server 1.1 Plug-Ins with Oracle WebLogic Server

• What Are Plug-Ins?
  • Connection Pooling and Keep-Alive
  • Proxying Requests
• Version 1.1 Plug-Ins Available for Download
  • Version 1.0 Plug-Ins Are Deprecated
• Upgrading From the Version 1.0 Plug-Ins
• New Features of the Version 1.1 Plug-Ins
  • Apache Plug-In Now Supports Oracle HTTP Server
  • Standard Encryption Strength Allows Simplified Naming
  • Version 1.1 Plug-Ins Use Oracle Security Framework
  • Version 1.1 Plug-Ins Support IPv6
  • Version 1.1 Plug-Ins Support Two-Way SSL
• Plug-In Supported Platforms
• Downloading the Version 1.1 Plug-Ins

3 Installing and Configuring the Apache HTTP Server Plug-In

• Install the Apache HTTP Server Plug-In
  • Installation Prerequisites
  • Installing the Apache HTTP Server Plug-In as a Dynamic Shared Object
• Configure the Apache HTTP Server Plug-In
  • Editing the httpd.conf File
    • Placing WebLogic Properties Inside Location or VirtualHost Blocks
  • Including a weblogic.conf File in the httpd.conf File
    • Creating weblogic.conf Files
    • Sample weblogic.conf Configuration Files
    • Template for the Apache HTTP Server httpd.conf File

4 Configuring the Plug-In for Oracle HTTP Server

• Configuring the Plug-In for Oracle HTTP Server

5 Installing and Configuring the Microsoft IIS Plug-In

• Installing and Configuring the Microsoft Internet Information Server Plug-In
• Installing and Configuring the Microsoft Internet Information Server Plug-In for IIs 7.0
• Using Wildcard Application Mappings to Proxy by Path
  • Installing Wildcard Application Mappings (IIS 6.0)
  • Adding a Wildcard Script Map for IIS 7.0
• Proxying Requests from Multiple Virtual Web Sites to WebLogic Server
  • Sample iisproxy.ini File
• Creating ACLs Through IIS
• Proxying Servlets from IIS to WebLogic Server
• Testing the Installation

6 Performing Common Tasks

• Use SSL With Plug-Ins
  • Configure Libraries for SSL
    • Configure Apache Libraries for SSL
  • Configuring a Plug-In for One-Way SSL
  • Configure Two-Way SSL Between the Plug-In and WebLogic Server
  • Issues with SSL-Apache Configuration
• Use IPv6 With Plug-Ins
• Set Up Perimeter Authentication
• Understanding Connection Errors and Clustering Failover
  • Possible Causes of Connection Failures
  • Tuning Apache Plug-In to Reduce Connection_Refused Errors
  • Failover with a Single, Non-Clustered WebLogic Server
  • The Dynamic Server List
  • Failover, Cookies, and HTTP Sessions

7 Parameters for Web Server Plug-Ins

• Entering Parameters in Web Server Plug-In Configuration Files
• General Parameters for Web Server Plug-Ins
  • Location of POST Data Files
• SSL Parameters for Web Server Plug-Ins