Websphere application server (WAS) integration with Apache Webserver

WAS plugins  developed to integrate the websphere application server with Apache server.WAS plugins vary according with Apache webserver version.

• 2.0.x Apache version mod_was_ap20_http.so
• 2.2.x Apache version mod_was_ap22_http.so

Plugins available along with WAS installation software package or can be download from IBM download mirrors.

WAS plugins location in installation package

{Installation Package}/plugin/plg.webserverplugins.pak/repository/plugins.http/bin/mod_was_ap20_http.so

.{Installation Package}/plugin/plg.webserverplugins.pak/repository/plugins.http/bin/mod_was_ap22_http.so

Add the below configuration lines in  httpd.conf file to Integrate the Websphere Application server with Apache webserver

LoadModule was_ap20_module  modules/mod_was_ap20_http.so

WebSpherePluginConfig  modules/plugin-cfg.xml

Note: WAS plugin is operating system specific so we should place the same os specific file other wise we can get the below error.

Syntax error on line 56 of /apache/2.0.55/conf/httpd.conf:

Cannot load /apache/2.0.55/modules/mod_was_ap20_http.so into server: /apache/2.0.55/modules/mod_was_ap20_http.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32