How to start a Java Web application using Http Plataform Handler on IIS?

Question

Based on this article https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-the-release-of-the-httpplatformhandler-module-for-iis-8/ I followed the instructions step by step, but with no success. I already have a ISS 10.0 server and I tried:

• Downloaded and Installed HttpPlataformHandler x64 - https://www.iis.net/downloads/microsoft/httpplatformhandler
• Same for Tomcat 8 - http://tomcat.apache.org/download-80.cgi
• Updated server.xml file - HTTP connector port= ${port.http}
• Got a .war project from http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/pebble/pebble-2.6.4.zip?download and put in Tomcat webapps.
• On ISS Manage, I added a new WebSite, informing the name and the physical path where my project is (tomcat, .war, web.config...)

• Web.config:

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <configuration> <system.webServer> <handlers accessPolicy="Read, Write, Execute, Script"> <add name="httpplatformhandler" path="*" verb="*" modules="httpPlatformHandler" resourceType="Unspecified" /> </handlers> <httpPlatform processPath="C:\\dev\\javasites\\bin\\apache-tomcat-8.0.39\\bin\\startup.bat" arguments="" stdoutLogEnabled="true" stdoutLogFile="\\\\?c:\\dev\\javasites\\log.txt"> <environmentVariables> <environmentVariable name="JRE_HOME" value="C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.8.0_111" /> <environmentVariable name="CATALINA_HOME" value="c:\\dev\\javasites\\bin\\apache-tomcat-8.0.39" /> </environmentVariables> </httpPlatform> </system.webServer> </configuration>

• Finally, when I try to access localhost/ or localhost/pebble, on the tab the message shows "waiting for localhost" and the request never ends.

I already tried:

• Turn off the Firewall.
• Give full permission to ISS_ISRS and IUSR.
• Give full permission to the project folder.
• AccessPolicy (system.webServer/handlers) with Read, Write, Execute, Script permissions.

Without any error code from request, I can't see where I'm doing wrong.

Answer 1

According to your description, based on my understanding, it sounds like that you want to use IIS HttpPlatform handler to start up a Tomcat instance, but I don't know the environment whether host on Azure App Service or just host on Windows.

If your needs is to manually configure & use a Tomcat within control on Azure App Service, I think the document Upload a custom Java web app to Azure is very helpful for you to upload a Tomcat instance & Java WebApp to wwwroot path and configure web.config to make it start up with IIS.

But if you just want to configure Tomcat with IIS for starting up & working, you need to refer to the document The Apache Tomcat Connectors - Web Server HowTo for IIS to try to do it.

Hope it helps.