Chapter 3. Configure load balancing using Apache HTTP Server and mod_jk

Include mod_jk's specific configuration file

# Include mod_jk's specific configuration file  
Include conf/mod-jk.conf

Load mod_jk module
Specify the filename of the mod_jk lib
Where to find workers.properties
Where to put jk logs
Set the jk log level [debug/error/info]
Select the log format
JkOptions indicates to send SSK KEY SIZE
JkRequestLogFormat
Mount your applications
Add shared memory.
This directive is present with 1.2.10 and
later versions of mod_jk, and is needed for
for load balancing to work properly
Add jkstatus for managing runtime data

# Load mod_jk module
# Specify the filename of the mod_jk lib
LoadModule jk_module modules/mod_jk.so
 
# Where to find workers.properties
JkWorkersFile conf/workers.properties

# Where to put jk logs
JkLogFile logs/mod_jk.log
 
# Set the jk log level [debug/error/info]
JkLogLevel info 
 
# Select the log format
JkLogStampFormat  "[%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y]"
 
# JkOptions indicates to send SSK KEY SIZE
JkOptions +ForwardKeySize +ForwardURICompat -ForwardDirectories
 
# JkRequestLogFormat
JkRequestLogFormat "%w %V %T"
               
# Mount your applications
JkMount /application/* loadbalancer
 
# Add shared memory.
# This directive is present with 1.2.10 and
# later versions of mod_jk, and is needed for
# for load balancing to work properly
JkShmFile logs/jk.shm 
              
# Add jkstatus for managing runtime data
<Location /jkstatus/>
    JkMount status
    Order deny,allow
    Deny from all
    Allow from 127.0.0.1
</Location>