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Posted to user@roller.apache.org by Van Rogers-Ho <va...@gmail.com> on 2011/01/14 20:56:08 UTC
Picking up roller-custom.properties outside of Roller war
Hi,
I have a Roller 4.01 install up and running on a dev WLS 11g instance.
It's all set up with connecting to Oracle db and mail via JNDI
resources. The roller-custom.properties is in the WEB-INF/classes dir
within the ear. What I'm hoping to do is pull the
roller-custom.properties out of the ear and put it in a classpath
outside of the war, say in WLS lib directory. Removing this would
allow me to have a common ear that can be deployed across different
environments (SSO, LDAP, DB, etc).
However, Roller on deployment is not able to load the properties file.
I've put multiple copies of the properties file in a few locations to
see if one would get picked. Again, everything is fine if it is the
roller EAR.
I get the following in logs when deploying from WLS console, "Roller
Weblogger: No custom properties file found in classpath." I believe
this is coming from the WebloggerConfig class.
Has anybody tried doing this type of deployment (EAR) on WLS with an
external roller-custom.properties?
Thanks,
Van
Re: Picking up roller-custom.properties outside of Roller war
Posted by Dave <sn...@gmail.com>.
Hi Van, Thanks for writing that up.
- Dave
On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 5:20 PM, Van Rogers-Ho <va...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> Here's the steps I used for deployment for WLS 11g. Recall that my
> roller-custom.properties file is located in my war file and not in
> classpath (I need to figure this one out still).
>
>
> 1. roller-custom.properties - Fill environment specific configuration:
> fill in LDAP
> fill in mail info (refer to Jndi)
> Roller-custom.properties, point to this jndi:
> mail.configurationType=jndi
> mail.jndi.name=mail/yourMailJNDIName
> fill in DB info (refer to Jndi)
> fill SSO info
> fill in memcached settings
>
>
> 2. Update planet-custom.properties
> cache.dir=/your/roller-data/planet-cache
> hibernate.dialect=org.hibernate.dialect.OracleDialect
>
> 3. Rebuild new war with updated roller-custom properties.
>
> 4. Memcached -
>
> * need ports opened.
> * create dir your/memcached-rpm
> * test by issuing: ./memcached-blogs restart from above directory
>
>
>
> WLS /Console Deployment
>
>
> 5. EAR Deployment steps in console
> 1. Cp ear roller.ear to MT install type directory. This directory
> will also be referenced for future updates of EAR.
> 2. Click Deployments under Domain Structure (Left hand menu)
> 3. Provide path from step 1 in text box. Select "roller.ear" > next
> 4. Select "Install this deployment as an application"> Next
> 5. Select all targets>Next
> 6. Provide name, "roller-weblogger" > Next
> 7. Finish
>
> 6. Add DB source to JNDI
> 1. Under Domain Structure, click Services>JDBC>Data Sources
> 2. Click New
> Name: Blogs Development. This is displayed when listing in WLS
> JNDI Name: jdbc/somename
> 3. Fill in Connection Properties
> Fill in URL. Dev values are: "jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:yourSID"
> Database User Name: yourRollerUser
> 4. Test connection
> 5. Set target to deploy to
> 6. Finish
>
>
>
> 7. Add mail sessions to JNDI
> 1. Under Domain Structure, click Services>Mail Sessions
> 2. Click New
> 3. Fill in Name, JNDI name and properties.
>
> Name : Blogs
> JNDI Name : mail/yourMailJNDIName
> Fill in properties
> 4. Set target to deploy to
> 5. Finish
>
>
> Hope that helps.
> Van
>
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 1:52 PM, Dave <sn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Van,
>>
>> Sorry I missed your earlier email. roller-custom.properties is always
>> supposed to be outside the WAR file. See section 8 of the install
>> guide. Section 12 also gives some other options:
>>
>> # You can override the values in this file in a couple ways ..
>> # 1. define a roller-custom.properties file and place it somewhere
>> # at the root of one of your classpath locations.
>> # for example:
>> # $TOMCAT_HOME/common/classes
>> # $ROLLER_LOCATION/WEB-INF/classes
>> #
>> # 2. specify a custom properties file via jvm option
>> # example:
>> # -Droller.custom.config=/path/to/properties/file
>>
>> Hope that helps...
>>
>> I think you have to use the -D option inside a WLS startup script, not sure tho.
>>
>> If you have time, please share with us what you had to do to make
>> Roller 4.0.1 run on WebLogic 11, I have had no luck with WebLogic at
>> all, with Roller 4 or 5.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> - Dave
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 1:22 PM, Van Rogers-Ho <va...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Any guidance on this?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Van
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 2:56 PM, Van Rogers-Ho <va...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I have a Roller 4.01 install up and running on a dev WLS 11g instance.
>>>> It's all set up with connecting to Oracle db and mail via JNDI
>>>> resources. The roller-custom.properties is in the WEB-INF/classes dir
>>>> within the ear. What I'm hoping to do is pull the
>>>> roller-custom.properties out of the ear and put it in a classpath
>>>> outside of the war, say in WLS lib directory. Removing this would
>>>> allow me to have a common ear that can be deployed across different
>>>> environments (SSO, LDAP, DB, etc).
>>>>
>>>> However, Roller on deployment is not able to load the properties file.
>>>> I've put multiple copies of the properties file in a few locations to
>>>> see if one would get picked. Again, everything is fine if it is the
>>>> roller EAR.
>>>>
>>>> I get the following in logs when deploying from WLS console, "Roller
>>>> Weblogger: No custom properties file found in classpath." I believe
>>>> this is coming from the WebloggerConfig class.
>>>>
>>>> Has anybody tried doing this type of deployment (EAR) on WLS with an
>>>> external roller-custom.properties?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Van
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
Re: Picking up roller-custom.properties outside of Roller war
Posted by Van Rogers-Ho <va...@gmail.com>.
Hi Dave,
Here's the steps I used for deployment for WLS 11g. Recall that my
roller-custom.properties file is located in my war file and not in
classpath (I need to figure this one out still).
1. roller-custom.properties - Fill environment specific configuration:
fill in LDAP
fill in mail info (refer to Jndi)
Roller-custom.properties, point to this jndi:
mail.configurationType=jndi
mail.jndi.name=mail/yourMailJNDIName
fill in DB info (refer to Jndi)
fill SSO info
fill in memcached settings
2. Update planet-custom.properties
cache.dir=/your/roller-data/planet-cache
hibernate.dialect=org.hibernate.dialect.OracleDialect
3. Rebuild new war with updated roller-custom properties.
4. Memcached -
* need ports opened.
* create dir your/memcached-rpm
* test by issuing: ./memcached-blogs restart from above directory
WLS /Console Deployment
5. EAR Deployment steps in console
1. Cp ear roller.ear to MT install type directory. This directory
will also be referenced for future updates of EAR.
2. Click Deployments under Domain Structure (Left hand menu)
3. Provide path from step 1 in text box. Select "roller.ear" > next
4. Select "Install this deployment as an application"> Next
5. Select all targets>Next
6. Provide name, "roller-weblogger" > Next
7. Finish
6. Add DB source to JNDI
1. Under Domain Structure, click Services>JDBC>Data Sources
2. Click New
Name: Blogs Development. This is displayed when listing in WLS
JNDI Name: jdbc/somename
3. Fill in Connection Properties
Fill in URL. Dev values are: "jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:yourSID"
Database User Name: yourRollerUser
4. Test connection
5. Set target to deploy to
6. Finish
7. Add mail sessions to JNDI
1. Under Domain Structure, click Services>Mail Sessions
2. Click New
3. Fill in Name, JNDI name and properties.
Name : Blogs
JNDI Name : mail/yourMailJNDIName
Fill in properties
4. Set target to deploy to
5. Finish
Hope that helps.
Van
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 1:52 PM, Dave <sn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Van,
>
> Sorry I missed your earlier email. roller-custom.properties is always
> supposed to be outside the WAR file. See section 8 of the install
> guide. Section 12 also gives some other options:
>
> # You can override the values in this file in a couple ways ..
> # 1. define a roller-custom.properties file and place it somewhere
> # at the root of one of your classpath locations.
> # for example:
> # $TOMCAT_HOME/common/classes
> # $ROLLER_LOCATION/WEB-INF/classes
> #
> # 2. specify a custom properties file via jvm option
> # example:
> # -Droller.custom.config=/path/to/properties/file
>
> Hope that helps...
>
> I think you have to use the -D option inside a WLS startup script, not sure tho.
>
> If you have time, please share with us what you had to do to make
> Roller 4.0.1 run on WebLogic 11, I have had no luck with WebLogic at
> all, with Roller 4 or 5.
>
> Thanks,
> - Dave
>
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 1:22 PM, Van Rogers-Ho <va...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Any guidance on this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Van
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 2:56 PM, Van Rogers-Ho <va...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have a Roller 4.01 install up and running on a dev WLS 11g instance.
>>> It's all set up with connecting to Oracle db and mail via JNDI
>>> resources. The roller-custom.properties is in the WEB-INF/classes dir
>>> within the ear. What I'm hoping to do is pull the
>>> roller-custom.properties out of the ear and put it in a classpath
>>> outside of the war, say in WLS lib directory. Removing this would
>>> allow me to have a common ear that can be deployed across different
>>> environments (SSO, LDAP, DB, etc).
>>>
>>> However, Roller on deployment is not able to load the properties file.
>>> I've put multiple copies of the properties file in a few locations to
>>> see if one would get picked. Again, everything is fine if it is the
>>> roller EAR.
>>>
>>> I get the following in logs when deploying from WLS console, "Roller
>>> Weblogger: No custom properties file found in classpath." I believe
>>> this is coming from the WebloggerConfig class.
>>>
>>> Has anybody tried doing this type of deployment (EAR) on WLS with an
>>> external roller-custom.properties?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Van
>>>
>>
>
Re: Picking up roller-custom.properties outside of Roller war
Posted by Dave <sn...@gmail.com>.
Hi Van,
Sorry I missed your earlier email. roller-custom.properties is always
supposed to be outside the WAR file. See section 8 of the install
guide. Section 12 also gives some other options:
# You can override the values in this file in a couple ways ..
# 1. define a roller-custom.properties file and place it somewhere
# at the root of one of your classpath locations.
# for example:
# $TOMCAT_HOME/common/classes
# $ROLLER_LOCATION/WEB-INF/classes
#
# 2. specify a custom properties file via jvm option
# example:
# -Droller.custom.config=/path/to/properties/file
Hope that helps...
I think you have to use the -D option inside a WLS startup script, not sure tho.
If you have time, please share with us what you had to do to make
Roller 4.0.1 run on WebLogic 11, I have had no luck with WebLogic at
all, with Roller 4 or 5.
Thanks,
- Dave
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 1:22 PM, Van Rogers-Ho <va...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Any guidance on this?
>
> Thanks,
> Van
>
> On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 2:56 PM, Van Rogers-Ho <va...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have a Roller 4.01 install up and running on a dev WLS 11g instance.
>> It's all set up with connecting to Oracle db and mail via JNDI
>> resources. The roller-custom.properties is in the WEB-INF/classes dir
>> within the ear. What I'm hoping to do is pull the
>> roller-custom.properties out of the ear and put it in a classpath
>> outside of the war, say in WLS lib directory. Removing this would
>> allow me to have a common ear that can be deployed across different
>> environments (SSO, LDAP, DB, etc).
>>
>> However, Roller on deployment is not able to load the properties file.
>> I've put multiple copies of the properties file in a few locations to
>> see if one would get picked. Again, everything is fine if it is the
>> roller EAR.
>>
>> I get the following in logs when deploying from WLS console, "Roller
>> Weblogger: No custom properties file found in classpath." I believe
>> this is coming from the WebloggerConfig class.
>>
>> Has anybody tried doing this type of deployment (EAR) on WLS with an
>> external roller-custom.properties?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Van
>>
>
Re: Picking up roller-custom.properties outside of Roller war
Posted by Van Rogers-Ho <va...@gmail.com>.
Hi,
Any guidance on this?
Thanks,
Van
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 2:56 PM, Van Rogers-Ho <va...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a Roller 4.01 install up and running on a dev WLS 11g instance.
> It's all set up with connecting to Oracle db and mail via JNDI
> resources. The roller-custom.properties is in the WEB-INF/classes dir
> within the ear. What I'm hoping to do is pull the
> roller-custom.properties out of the ear and put it in a classpath
> outside of the war, say in WLS lib directory. Removing this would
> allow me to have a common ear that can be deployed across different
> environments (SSO, LDAP, DB, etc).
>
> However, Roller on deployment is not able to load the properties file.
> I've put multiple copies of the properties file in a few locations to
> see if one would get picked. Again, everything is fine if it is the
> roller EAR.
>
> I get the following in logs when deploying from WLS console, "Roller
> Weblogger: No custom properties file found in classpath." I believe
> this is coming from the WebloggerConfig class.
>
> Has anybody tried doing this type of deployment (EAR) on WLS with an
> external roller-custom.properties?
>
> Thanks,
> Van
>