Q related to deploying web app
Hi
I need to know how to deploy my web application, not by copying it into tomcat's webapps folder.
is it possible to have my web app in D:\somefolder and tell tomcat that my app is else where ?
any hint would be appreciated
I need to know how to deploy my web application, not by copying it into tomcat's webapps folder.
is it possible to have my web app in D:\somefolder and tell tomcat that my app is else where ?
any hint would be appreciated
ASKER
is this compatible with tomcat 5.5 ?
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you mean i have to create a file named yourAppName.xml in TomcatHome\conf\Catalina\l
and add this element to it ?
the problem is that what else should be added to this file ?
because currently there is no file with this name in that directory
and add this element to it ?
the problem is that what else should be added to this file ?
because currently there is no file with this name in that directory
Yes, create that file and add to that directory. The file only contains that element.
See "A word on Contexts" at
http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-5.5-doc/deployer-howto.html#A%20word%20on%20Contexts
See "A word on Contexts" at
http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-5.5-doc/deployer-howto.html#A%20word%20on%20Contexts
ASKER
ok I created a HelloWorld.xml in TomcatHome\conf\Catalina\l
and added <Context path="/HelloWorld" docBase="C:\mywebapp2"></C
formerly I used to run it by http://localhost:8080/mywebapp2/HelloWorld/ (when it was in TomcatHome\webapps)
now it resides in C:\ but it doesn't work
and added <Context path="/HelloWorld" docBase="C:\mywebapp2"></C
formerly I used to run it by http://localhost:8080/mywebapp2/HelloWorld/ (when it was in TomcatHome\webapps)
now it resides in C:\ but it doesn't work
Which resource are you trying to access ? What are you trying for URL ? Did you try http://localhost:8080/HelloWorld/Helloworld if the resource is HelloWorld in your web app.
Did you restart Tomcat ?
ASKER
both of these two work if mywebapp2 reside in webapps folder
http://localhost:8080/mywebapp2/HelloWorld
http://localhost:8080/HelloWorld/Helloworld
but neither of them work if I move mywebapp2 to C:\ and also setting the Context
> Did you restart Tomcat ?
Yes
http://localhost:8080/mywebapp2/HelloWorld
http://localhost:8080/HelloWorld/Helloworld
but neither of them work if I move mywebapp2 to C:\ and also setting the Context
> Did you restart Tomcat ?
Yes
ASKER
OK it worked
I had another mywebapp in webapps folder which had the same name HelloWorld
Thanks a lot rrz@871311
I had another mywebapp in webapps folder which had the same name HelloWorld
Thanks a lot rrz@871311
So the resource you are trying to access is HelloWorld ( a servlet ?) ?
I don't why the second URL doen't work. It should not be working while you web app is still in the webapps folder.
I don't why the second URL doen't work. It should not be working while you web app is still in the webapps folder.
Ok, good. rrz
ASKER
one other Q, why was it working with http://localhost:8080/mywebapp/HelloWorld
when mywebapp resided in webapps
but now that it is in C:\ it cant be run like http://localhost:8080/mywebapp/HelloWorld
instead I must use http://localhost:8080/HelloWorld/HelloWorld
which is the appropriate/standard way ?
when mywebapp resided in webapps
but now that it is in C:\ it cant be run like http://localhost:8080/mywebapp/HelloWorld
instead I must use http://localhost:8080/HelloWorld/HelloWorld
which is the appropriate/standard way ?
If you want to use
> http://localhost:8080/mywebapp/HelloWorld
then try
<Context path="/mywebapp" docBase="C:\mywebapp2"></C
> http://localhost:8080/mywebapp/HelloWorld
then try
<Context path="/mywebapp" docBase="C:\mywebapp2"></C
<Context path="/yourAppName" docBase="D:\somefolder ">
</Context>
add it to the <Host> element of your Tomcat's server.xml file and restart. Look at
http://www.akadia.com/download/soug/tomcat/html/tomcat_server_xml.html
http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2003/06/25/tomcat_tips.html