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Posted to users@tomcat.apache.org by Matt Mejaski <mm...@cirilab.com> on 2005/01/11 16:30:46 UTC
Tomcat 5.5.4 - Using a Context.xml File With a Path Different Than The File Name
Hi all,
Using Tomcat 5.0.30, I had two Contexts for webapps set up as follows.
Context 1, loaded from file: <Tomcat Home>/conf/Catalina/localhost/myapp.xml
:
<Context path="/myapp" docBase="myapp" cookies="true" debug="0"
reloadable="false" />
Context 2, loaded from file: <Tomcat
Home>/conf/Catalina/localhost/myappsavedfiles.xml :
<Context path="/myapp/savedfiles" docBase="C:\MyApp\Saved" />
Notice that the path of Context 2 is a subdirectory of Context 1. Also,
notice that the docBase's are completely different directories (i.e. the
docBase for context 2 isn't actually a subdirectory of the docBase of
Context 1)
The reason I do this is because I want the data in context 1 (my web app) to
be upgradeable (and thus be blown away at will), but the data in my Context
2 (which isn't even in the webapps directory) to be persistent.
Now, I want to upgrade to Tomcat 5.5.4. However, it seems that I can no
longer do this in Tomcat 5.5 (according to the description of the 'path'
attribute described here:
http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-5.5-doc/config/context.html) unless
I do one of the following:
1) Put the Context tag for Context 2 directly in my server.xml, which is no
longer recommended
2) Somehow name my Context 2 file with a slash in it -- which Windows isn't
going to let me do! =)
3) Rename my Context 2 file to be a different path altogether, which means
that I have to change by Context 1 code that refers to files in Context 2.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can keep both of these contexts
without changing my code in Context 1 that refers to the path
/myapp/savedfiles, and hopefully without modifying my Tomcat server.xml?
I appreciate any suggestions you may have.
Thanks,
Matt Mejaski
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Re: Tomcat 5.5.4 - Using a Context.xml File With a Path Different Than The File Name
Posted by Parsons Technical Services <pa...@earthlink.net>.
You would need to use the manager either html or command line.
You may have one of those cases that will work with the autodeploy on and
specified context path.
Install 5.5 and try it. You can leave 5.0 in place.
Doug
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Mejaski" <mm...@cirilab.com>
To: "'Tomcat Users List'" <to...@jakarta.apache.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 3:00 PM
Subject: RE: Tomcat 5.5.4 - Using a Context.xml File With a Path Different
Than The File Name
>I still need some type of auto-deployment, though.
>
> The app won't be deployed twice because Tomcat only knows about it through
> the myappsavedfiles.xml file in conf/Catalina/localhost --- the content
> for
> the app is NOT in appBase.
>
> If I didn't do autodeployment, how would I deploy it at the path I needed?
> By using the Tomcat manager?
>
> Matt
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Parsons Technical Services [mailto:parsonstechnical@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 11:37 AM
> To: Tomcat Users List
> Subject: Re: Tomcat 5.5.4 - Using a Context.xml File With a Path Different
> Than The File Name
>
> If you don't use autodeploy, you can turn this off and use a context with
> "yourchoice" path like in 5.0 . Otherwise Tomcat will deploy the app
> twice,
> once using your xml and once using the default xml.
>
> http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-5.5-doc/config/host.html#Automatic%2
> 0Application%20Deployment
>
> Someone slap me if I am wrong here.
>
> Doug
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt Mejaski" <mm...@cirilab.com>
> To: <to...@jakarta.apache.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 10:30 AM
> Subject: Tomcat 5.5.4 - Using a Context.xml File With a Path Different
> Than
> The File Name
>
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Using Tomcat 5.0.30, I had two Contexts for webapps set up as follows.
>>
>> Context 1, loaded from file: <Tomcat
>> Home>/conf/Catalina/localhost/myapp.xml
>> :
>> <Context path="/myapp" docBase="myapp" cookies="true" debug="0"
>> reloadable="false" />
>>
>> Context 2, loaded from file: <Tomcat
>> Home>/conf/Catalina/localhost/myappsavedfiles.xml :
>> <Context path="/myapp/savedfiles" docBase="C:\MyApp\Saved" />
>>
>> Notice that the path of Context 2 is a subdirectory of Context 1.
>> Also, notice that the docBase's are completely different directories
>> (i.e. the docBase for context 2 isn't actually a subdirectory of the
>> docBase of Context 1)
>>
>> The reason I do this is because I want the data in context 1 (my web
>> app) to be upgradeable (and thus be blown away at will), but the data
>> in my Context
>> 2 (which isn't even in the webapps directory) to be persistent.
>>
>> Now, I want to upgrade to Tomcat 5.5.4. However, it seems that I can
>> no longer do this in Tomcat 5.5 (according to the description of the
> 'path'
>> attribute described here:
>> http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-5.5-doc/config/context.html)
>> unless
>> I do one of the following:
>>
>> 1) Put the Context tag for Context 2 directly in my server.xml, which
>> is no longer recommended
>> 2) Somehow name my Context 2 file with a slash in it -- which Windows
>> isn't going to let me do! =)
>> 3) Rename my Context 2 file to be a different path altogether, which
>> means that I have to change by Context 1 code that refers to files in
> Context 2.
>>
>> Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can keep both of these
>> contexts without changing my code in Context 1 that refers to the path
>> /myapp/savedfiles, and hopefully without modifying my Tomcat server.xml?
>>
>>
>> I appreciate any suggestions you may have.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Matt Mejaski
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>
>
>
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RE: Tomcat 5.5.4 - Using a Context.xml File With a Path Different Than The File Name
Posted by Matt Mejaski <mm...@cirilab.com>.
I still need some type of auto-deployment, though.
The app won't be deployed twice because Tomcat only knows about it through
the myappsavedfiles.xml file in conf/Catalina/localhost --- the content for
the app is NOT in appBase.
If I didn't do autodeployment, how would I deploy it at the path I needed?
By using the Tomcat manager?
Matt
-----Original Message-----
From: Parsons Technical Services [mailto:parsonstechnical@earthlink.net]
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 11:37 AM
To: Tomcat Users List
Subject: Re: Tomcat 5.5.4 - Using a Context.xml File With a Path Different
Than The File Name
If you don't use autodeploy, you can turn this off and use a context with
"yourchoice" path like in 5.0 . Otherwise Tomcat will deploy the app twice,
once using your xml and once using the default xml.
http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-5.5-doc/config/host.html#Automatic%2
0Application%20Deployment
Someone slap me if I am wrong here.
Doug
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Mejaski" <mm...@cirilab.com>
To: <to...@jakarta.apache.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 10:30 AM
Subject: Tomcat 5.5.4 - Using a Context.xml File With a Path Different Than
The File Name
> Hi all,
>
> Using Tomcat 5.0.30, I had two Contexts for webapps set up as follows.
>
> Context 1, loaded from file: <Tomcat
> Home>/conf/Catalina/localhost/myapp.xml
> :
> <Context path="/myapp" docBase="myapp" cookies="true" debug="0"
> reloadable="false" />
>
> Context 2, loaded from file: <Tomcat
> Home>/conf/Catalina/localhost/myappsavedfiles.xml :
> <Context path="/myapp/savedfiles" docBase="C:\MyApp\Saved" />
>
> Notice that the path of Context 2 is a subdirectory of Context 1.
> Also, notice that the docBase's are completely different directories
> (i.e. the docBase for context 2 isn't actually a subdirectory of the
> docBase of Context 1)
>
> The reason I do this is because I want the data in context 1 (my web
> app) to be upgradeable (and thus be blown away at will), but the data
> in my Context
> 2 (which isn't even in the webapps directory) to be persistent.
>
> Now, I want to upgrade to Tomcat 5.5.4. However, it seems that I can
> no longer do this in Tomcat 5.5 (according to the description of the
'path'
> attribute described here:
> http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-5.5-doc/config/context.html)
> unless
> I do one of the following:
>
> 1) Put the Context tag for Context 2 directly in my server.xml, which
> is no longer recommended
> 2) Somehow name my Context 2 file with a slash in it -- which Windows
> isn't going to let me do! =)
> 3) Rename my Context 2 file to be a different path altogether, which
> means that I have to change by Context 1 code that refers to files in
Context 2.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can keep both of these
> contexts without changing my code in Context 1 that refers to the path
> /myapp/savedfiles, and hopefully without modifying my Tomcat server.xml?
>
>
> I appreciate any suggestions you may have.
>
> Thanks,
> Matt Mejaski
>
>
>
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Re: Tomcat 5.5.4 - Using a Context.xml File With a Path Different Than The File Name
Posted by Parsons Technical Services <pa...@earthlink.net>.
If you don't use autodeploy, you can turn this off and use a context with
"yourchoice" path like in 5.0 . Otherwise Tomcat will deploy the app twice,
once using your xml and once using the default xml.
http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-5.5-doc/config/host.html#Automatic%20Application%20Deployment
Someone slap me if I am wrong here.
Doug
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Mejaski" <mm...@cirilab.com>
To: <to...@jakarta.apache.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 10:30 AM
Subject: Tomcat 5.5.4 - Using a Context.xml File With a Path Different Than
The File Name
> Hi all,
>
> Using Tomcat 5.0.30, I had two Contexts for webapps set up as follows.
>
> Context 1, loaded from file: <Tomcat
> Home>/conf/Catalina/localhost/myapp.xml
> :
> <Context path="/myapp" docBase="myapp" cookies="true" debug="0"
> reloadable="false" />
>
> Context 2, loaded from file: <Tomcat
> Home>/conf/Catalina/localhost/myappsavedfiles.xml :
> <Context path="/myapp/savedfiles" docBase="C:\MyApp\Saved" />
>
> Notice that the path of Context 2 is a subdirectory of Context 1. Also,
> notice that the docBase's are completely different directories (i.e. the
> docBase for context 2 isn't actually a subdirectory of the docBase of
> Context 1)
>
> The reason I do this is because I want the data in context 1 (my web app)
> to
> be upgradeable (and thus be blown away at will), but the data in my
> Context
> 2 (which isn't even in the webapps directory) to be persistent.
>
> Now, I want to upgrade to Tomcat 5.5.4. However, it seems that I can no
> longer do this in Tomcat 5.5 (according to the description of the 'path'
> attribute described here:
> http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-5.5-doc/config/context.html)
> unless
> I do one of the following:
>
> 1) Put the Context tag for Context 2 directly in my server.xml, which is
> no
> longer recommended
> 2) Somehow name my Context 2 file with a slash in it -- which Windows
> isn't
> going to let me do! =)
> 3) Rename my Context 2 file to be a different path altogether, which means
> that I have to change by Context 1 code that refers to files in Context 2.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can keep both of these contexts
> without changing my code in Context 1 that refers to the path
> /myapp/savedfiles, and hopefully without modifying my Tomcat server.xml?
>
>
> I appreciate any suggestions you may have.
>
> Thanks,
> Matt Mejaski
>
>
>
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