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h3. Intro
Ubuntu inherits a non-standard packaging of Apache from Debian. It takes some getting used to. Fortunately Debian/Ubuntu provide some handy utilities to simplify apache admin. Here is a collection of tips fo how to manage Apache HTTP server on Ubuntu.

h3. Enable sites
{{a2ensite}}

h3. Enable modules
{{a2enmod}}

h3. Using mod_proxy
First make sure the module is loaded: {{a2enmod proxy}}. The configuration for this module is in {{/etc/apache2/mods-available/proxy.conf}}. By default all proxy traffic is disabled.

h3. Creating tomcat instances
{{tomcat6-instance-create}} is a script that creates a directory with all required Tomcat6 CATALINA_BASE elements, allowing you to run a separate Tomcat 6 instance with its own configuration, libraries or web applications. It also creates bin/startup.sh and bin/shutdown.sh scripts to allow you to start and stop your instance.

I think I am starting to like the ubuntu-packaged tomcat ;-)

h3. References
- http://dinomite.net/2007/apache2-proxypass/
- http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/207