Apache Tomcat and Httpd - Sharing common web publication folder - CentOS

Question

Suppose:

The Httpd's Web publication folder is assigned according:

Edit /usr/local/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file:

  DocumentRoot "/usr/local/WebFiles/Html"
  <Directory "/usr/local/WebFiles/Html">

The Tomcat's Web publication folder is assigned according:

Edit /usr/local/tomcat/conf/server.xml file:

  <Host name="localhost" appBase="/usr/local/WebFiles"
        unpackWARs="true" autoDeploy="true">
  <Context path="" docBase="Html"
        reloadable="true" />

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Question 1:

Is it possible share the Web publication folder between Tomcat and Httpd (or to use the same)?

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Tomcat has the group and user named tomcat.

Httpd has the group and user named apache.

Question 2:

How the permission for both users (tomcat and apache) must be established for /usr/local/WebFiles/Html folder and files?

Answer 1

if you mean /usr/local/WebFiles/Html by the publication folder in that case I'd say yes and the answer of the question two : Create a group where you add tomcat and apache and grant this new group to read and execute the publication folder.