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making a directory we accesible
I have a directory on my Linux file system, which only has some text files. I
want to make its content web accessible without copying this directory
directly under tomcat installation. so suppose all my files are in
/home/mydir1/mydir/test.txt, I should be able to access them as
localhost:8080/mydir/test.txt.
Thanks
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RE: making a directory we accesible
Posted by Murtuza <kh...@gmail.com>.
Thanks! it diud work I had to create folder under /conf
Caldarale, Charles R wrote:
>
>> From: Murtuza [mailto:khanmurtuza@gmail.com]
>> Subject: RE: making a directory we accesible
>>
>> I am using tomcat 6 and it doesn't have this directory
>> structure
>
> Even Tomcat 6 has a conf directory. Under conf, there should be a
> Catalina directory, although it may not be created until it's needed.
> Under conf/Catalina, there should be a directory per <Host> name, with
> the default being localhost. If you've changed the <Host> name,
> substitute your name for localhost.
>
> - Chuck
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RE: making a directory we accesible
Posted by "Caldarale, Charles R" <Ch...@unisys.com>.
> From: Murtuza [mailto:khanmurtuza@gmail.com]
> Subject: RE: making a directory we accesible
>
> I am using tomcat 6 and it doesn't have this directory
> structure
Even Tomcat 6 has a conf directory. Under conf, there should be a
Catalina directory, although it may not be created until it's needed.
Under conf/Catalina, there should be a directory per <Host> name, with
the default being localhost. If you've changed the <Host> name,
substitute your name for localhost.
- Chuck
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RE: making a directory we accesible
Posted by Murtuza <kh...@gmail.com>.
I am using tomcat 6 and it doesn't have this directory structure, thanks for
the reply.
Caldarale, Charles R wrote:
>
>> From: Murtuza [mailto:khanmurtuza@gmail.com]
>> Subject: making a directory we accesible
>>
>> so suppose all my files are in
>> /home/mydir1/mydir/test.txt,
>> I should be able to access them as
>> localhost:8080/mydir/test.txt.
>
> Create a file named $TOMCAT_HOME/conf/Catalina/localhost/mydir.xml and
> put just the following in it:
>
> <Context docBase="/home/mydir1/mydir" />
>
> Should be all you need, assuming whatever userid Tomcat is running under
> has access to that directory.
>
> - Chuck
>
>
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RE: making a directory we accesible
Posted by "Caldarale, Charles R" <Ch...@unisys.com>.
> From: Johnny Kewl [mailto:john@kewlstuff.co.za]
> Subject: Re: making a directory we accesible
>
> What would happen if the user made a linux sym-link under the
> tomcat ROOT folder to
> /home/mydir1/mydir/ as mydir.... would that work?
That should work (haven't tried it), but I find symlinks to be a great
way of confusing oneself and others, especially anyone who doesn't know
the target has a symlink pointing to it. It obviously would make it
difficult to place the "app" on a Windows system, unless you're gutsy
enough to play around with fsutil. Doing it with a <Context> element
preserves platform independence.
- Chuck
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Re: making a directory we accesible
Posted by Johnny Kewl <jo...@kewlstuff.co.za>.
This is when I wish I was on linux so I could try it, but Chuck will be able
to tell us anyway.
What would happen if the user made a linux sym-link under the tomcat ROOT
folder to
/home/mydir1/mydir/ as mydir.... would that work?
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Subject: RE: making a directory we accesible
> From: Murtuza [mailto:khanmurtuza@gmail.com]
> Subject: making a directory we accesible
>
> so suppose all my files are in
> /home/mydir1/mydir/test.txt,
> I should be able to access them as
> localhost:8080/mydir/test.txt.
Create a file named $TOMCAT_HOME/conf/Catalina/localhost/mydir.xml and
put just the following in it:
<Context docBase="/home/mydir1/mydir" />
Should be all you need, assuming whatever userid Tomcat is running under
has access to that directory.
- Chuck
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RE: making a directory we accesible
Posted by "Caldarale, Charles R" <Ch...@unisys.com>.
> From: Murtuza [mailto:khanmurtuza@gmail.com]
> Subject: making a directory we accesible
>
> so suppose all my files are in
> /home/mydir1/mydir/test.txt,
> I should be able to access them as
> localhost:8080/mydir/test.txt.
Create a file named $TOMCAT_HOME/conf/Catalina/localhost/mydir.xml and
put just the following in it:
<Context docBase="/home/mydir1/mydir" />
Should be all you need, assuming whatever userid Tomcat is running under
has access to that directory.
- Chuck
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