Tuckey URLRewrite How-To

Today I will walk through how to put into practice use the Tuckey URL Rewrite java web filter under an Apache Tomcat web server. URL rewriting is the method of converting complex URL parameters into more human readable format to allow more simple and memorable URLs. This can be an important function if you start…

Embed a Railo ColdFusion/CFML Server within your CFEclipse/Eclipse application with no need for XML configurations.

This entry will walk you through step by step to enable you from within Eclipse to start and shutdown a custom install of the open source CFML engine Railo running off Apache Tomcat. Most importantly though you will be able to implement this without the need of touching any fickle XML Tomcat configuration files. This…

Secure Railo Administration (railo-context) On Your Railo Server.

Updated August 2014: Tested to work with the latest Railo and UrlRewriteFilter versions. In this example I will show you how to quickly and dynamically lock down your server to block access to the Railo administration features that are enabled by default. This modification will require an additional download and the restarting of each Railo…