How to configure Apache plug-in with Weblogic10.3

Assume that you have downloaded and installed weblogic server. You want to install apache plug-in so that you can avoid port number when accessing the deployed applications.

The steps given below should work for apache 2.x.

Here we go:

1. Download the apache server plug in for weblogic from http://download.oracle.com/otn/bea/weblogic/server103/WLSWebServerPlugins1.0.1150354-Apache.zip

2. Extract the zip file into your hard disk.

3. Make sure you have necessary modules in the extracted zip folder.
For eg: mod_wl_220.so under windows folder

4. Verify that plug-in mod_so.c is enabled by typing the following command.
$APACHE_HOME \bin\apachetl –l (Unix/linux)
Or
$APACHE_HOME \bin\httpd –l (windows)

Where APACHE_HOME is the directory containing your Apache HTTP Server installation.
This lists all enabled modules. If mod_so.c is not listed, you must rebuild apache server to have it enabled.

5. Install the Apache HTTP Server Plug-In module for Apache 2.0.x by copying the mod_wl_22.so file to the $APACHE_HOME\modules directory.

6. Add the following line to your APACHE_HOME/conf/httpd.conf file manually:
LoadModule weblogic_module modules/mod_wl_22.so

7. Modify the ServerName as your machine ip address.

8. Add the following lines:
    <IfModule mod_weblogic.c>
      WebLogicHost ip_address
      WebLogicPort 7001
      MatchExpression *.jsp
      Debug ALL
      DebugConfigInfo       On 
      KeepAliveEnabled ON 
      KeepAliveSecs  15
    </IfModule>
    <Location /web-app_name>
      SetHandler weblogic-handler 
    </Location>


10. Verify the syntax of the httpd.conf file with the following command:
$APACHE_HOME\bin\apachectl -t
The output of this command reports any errors in your httpd.conf file or returns:
Syntax OK

11. Re-start Apache server.

12. Test everything by hitting the URL below in the browser:
http://servername/application_name/

P.S:
Hope the above information helps. If you have a requirement of configuring Apache with multiple weblogic server instances running in same box (non-clustered environment) with different port numbers, please follow this blog entry for the steps.
Please feel free to ask me if you have any questions.