RE: Trying to access a directory outside docBase... is it possible ?

["Caldarale, Charles R" <Ch...@unisys.com>]

> From: peter.crowther3@googlemail.com
> [mailto:peter.crowther3@googlemail.com] On Behalf Of Peter Crowther
> Subject: Re: Trying to access a directory outside docBase... is it
> possible ?
> 
> This is a common enough use case (it comes up about once a month on the
> list) that Someone may have coded a quick "serve the content from this
> directory" servlet, probably based on the root webapp.

A special servlet is not required - Tomcat's default servlet will do the job.  Paolo already gave the correct answer, which is to set up a <Context> element for a dummy webapp:

> > <Context  docBase="/opt/documents" path="/documents"/>
>
> You must create documents.xml in conf/Catalina/localhost/ and put there this
> directive, not in web.xml

Although the path attribute must not be used - just the docBase.

 - Chuck


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