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Changing ROOT context
Hi,
I have a problem with changing the default ROOT context to something else
(myroot).
#### Specs ####
-Windows Vista
-Tomcat 6.0.14 (latest)
#### Problem ####
I want the following directory to be the ROOT context:
$CATALINA_HOME/webapps/myroot
So that http://localhost/test.txt is directly mapped to
$CATALINA_HOME/webapps/myroot/test.txt
And I do not want any other directory than myroot to exist in
$CATALINA_HOME/webapps
#### What I have tried ####
Modifing the host-tag in server.xml to:
<Host name="localhost" appBase="webapps"
<Context docBase="myroot" path=""></Context>
</Host>
, solves the problem. But the Tomcat 6 docs[1] specify that it is NOT
recommended to put context-tags in server.xml. So I want to put the
context-tags elsewhere.
I tried to put the context-tag (above) in the file
$CATALINA_HOME/conf/catalina/localhost/ROOT.xml to make myroot the default
web application (as is told in [1]). But then I get the error:
16-sep-2007 15:31:34 org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig deployDescriptor
WARNING: A docBase D:\Apache Software
Foundation\apache-tomcat-6.0.14\webapps\myroot inside the host appBase has
been specified, and will be ignored
16-sep-2007 15:31:34 org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext resourcesStart
SEVERE: Error starting static Resources
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Document base D:\Apache Software
Foundation\apache-tomcat-6.0.14\webapps\ROOT does not exist or is not a
readable directory
In the webbrowser, http://localhost:8080/test.txt won't work, but
http://localhost:8080/myroot/test.txt will...
Somehow it keeps looking for the ROOT dir.
How can I change ROOT to myroot, and let http://localhost:8080/test.txt be
the url?
#### Resources ####
[1] http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-6.0-doc/config/context.html
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RE: Changing ROOT context
Posted by "Caldarale, Charles R" <Ch...@unisys.com>.
> From: StrongGorilla [mailto:lowbass@gmail.com]
> Subject: Re: Changing ROOT context
>
> I downloaded the Servlet Spec 2.5 pdf, but it says nothing
> about "ROOT".
Correct; the name ROOT is Tomcat's way of denoting the default context,
replacing the older path="" mechanism.
- Chuck
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Re: Changing ROOT context
Posted by StrongGorilla <lo...@gmail.com>.
Hi David,
I downloaded the Servlet Spec 2.5 pdf, but it says nothing about "ROOT".
http://jcp.org/aboutJava/communityprocess/final/jsr154/index.html
David Smith-2 wrote:
>
> Have you thought about renaming $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/myroot to
> $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/ROOT ? The servlet spec is very clear that the
> ROOT webapp is a special webapp accepting all requests that do not match
> any other web application context.
>
> --David
>
> FastGorilla wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have a problem with changing the default ROOT context to something else
>> (myroot).
>>
>>
>> #### Specs ####
>> -Windows Vista
>> -Tomcat 6.0.14 (latest)
>>
>>
>> #### Problem ####
>> I want the following directory to be the ROOT context:
>> $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/myroot
>>
>> So that http://localhost/test.txt is directly mapped to
>> $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/myroot/test.txt
>>
>> And I do not want any other directory than myroot to exist in
>> $CATALINA_HOME/webapps
>>
>>
>> #### What I have tried ####
>> Modifing the host-tag in server.xml to:
>>
>> <Host name="localhost" appBase="webapps"
>> <Context docBase="myroot" path=""></Context>
>> </Host>
>>
>> , solves the problem. But the Tomcat 6 docs[1] specify that it is NOT
>> recommended to put context-tags in server.xml. So I want to put the
>> context-tags elsewhere.
>>
>> I tried to put the context-tag (above) in the file
>> $CATALINA_HOME/conf/catalina/localhost/ROOT.xml to make myroot the
>> default
>> web application (as is told in [1]). But then I get the error:
>>
>> 16-sep-2007 15:31:34 org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig
>> deployDescriptor
>> WARNING: A docBase D:\Apache Software
>> Foundation\apache-tomcat-6.0.14\webapps\myroot inside the host appBase
>> has
>> been specified, and will be ignored
>> 16-sep-2007 15:31:34 org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext
>> resourcesStart
>> SEVERE: Error starting static Resources
>> java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Document base D:\Apache Software
>> Foundation\apache-tomcat-6.0.14\webapps\ROOT does not exist or is not a
>> readable directory
>>
>> In the webbrowser, http://localhost:8080/test.txt won't work, but
>> http://localhost:8080/myroot/test.txt will...
>>
>> Somehow it keeps looking for the ROOT dir.
>>
>> How can I change ROOT to myroot, and let http://localhost:8080/test.txt
>> be
>> the url?
>>
>>
>>
>> #### Resources ####
>> [1] http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-6.0-doc/config/context.html
>>
>
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Re: Changing ROOT context
Posted by David Smith <dn...@cornell.edu>.
Have you thought about renaming $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/myroot to
$CATALINA_HOME/webapps/ROOT ? The servlet spec is very clear that the
ROOT webapp is a special webapp accepting all requests that do not match
any other web application context.
--David
FastGorilla wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a problem with changing the default ROOT context to something else
> (myroot).
>
>
> #### Specs ####
> -Windows Vista
> -Tomcat 6.0.14 (latest)
>
>
> #### Problem ####
> I want the following directory to be the ROOT context:
> $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/myroot
>
> So that http://localhost/test.txt is directly mapped to
> $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/myroot/test.txt
>
> And I do not want any other directory than myroot to exist in
> $CATALINA_HOME/webapps
>
>
> #### What I have tried ####
> Modifing the host-tag in server.xml to:
>
> <Host name="localhost" appBase="webapps"
> <Context docBase="myroot" path=""></Context>
> </Host>
>
> , solves the problem. But the Tomcat 6 docs[1] specify that it is NOT
> recommended to put context-tags in server.xml. So I want to put the
> context-tags elsewhere.
>
> I tried to put the context-tag (above) in the file
> $CATALINA_HOME/conf/catalina/localhost/ROOT.xml to make myroot the default
> web application (as is told in [1]). But then I get the error:
>
> 16-sep-2007 15:31:34 org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig deployDescriptor
> WARNING: A docBase D:\Apache Software
> Foundation\apache-tomcat-6.0.14\webapps\myroot inside the host appBase has
> been specified, and will be ignored
> 16-sep-2007 15:31:34 org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext resourcesStart
> SEVERE: Error starting static Resources
> java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Document base D:\Apache Software
> Foundation\apache-tomcat-6.0.14\webapps\ROOT does not exist or is not a
> readable directory
>
> In the webbrowser, http://localhost:8080/test.txt won't work, but
> http://localhost:8080/myroot/test.txt will...
>
> Somehow it keeps looking for the ROOT dir.
>
> How can I change ROOT to myroot, and let http://localhost:8080/test.txt be
> the url?
>
>
>
> #### Resources ####
> [1] http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-6.0-doc/config/context.html
>
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Re: Changing ROOT context
Posted by StrongGorilla <lo...@gmail.com>.
Yes, I have tried $CATALINA_HOME/conf/catalina/localhost/ROOT.xml
Filip Hanik - Dev Lists wrote:
>
> have you tried to create a file called ROOT.xml in
> conf/Catalina/localhost containing your <Context> tag?
> (of course, remove webapps/ROOT first)
> Filip
>
> FastGorilla wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have a problem with changing the default ROOT context to something else
>> (myroot).
>>
>>
>> #### Specs ####
>> -Windows Vista
>> -Tomcat 6.0.14 (latest)
>>
>>
>> #### Problem ####
>> I want the following directory to be the ROOT context:
>> $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/myroot
>>
>> So that http://localhost/test.txt is directly mapped to
>> $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/myroot/test.txt
>>
>> And I do not want any other directory than myroot to exist in
>> $CATALINA_HOME/webapps
>>
>>
>> #### What I have tried ####
>> Modifing the host-tag in server.xml to:
>>
>> <Host name="localhost" appBase="webapps"
>> <Context docBase="myroot" path=""></Context>
>> </Host>
>>
>> , solves the problem. But the Tomcat 6 docs[1] specify that it is NOT
>> recommended to put context-tags in server.xml. So I want to put the
>> context-tags elsewhere.
>>
>> I tried to put the context-tag (above) in the file
>> $CATALINA_HOME/conf/catalina/localhost/ROOT.xml to make myroot the
>> default
>> web application (as is told in [1]). But then I get the error:
>>
>> 16-sep-2007 15:31:34 org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig
>> deployDescriptor
>> WARNING: A docBase D:\Apache Software
>> Foundation\apache-tomcat-6.0.14\webapps\myroot inside the host appBase
>> has
>> been specified, and will be ignored
>> 16-sep-2007 15:31:34 org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext
>> resourcesStart
>> SEVERE: Error starting static Resources
>> java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Document base D:\Apache Software
>> Foundation\apache-tomcat-6.0.14\webapps\ROOT does not exist or is not a
>> readable directory
>>
>> In the webbrowser, http://localhost:8080/test.txt won't work, but
>> http://localhost:8080/myroot/test.txt will...
>>
>> Somehow it keeps looking for the ROOT dir.
>>
>> How can I change ROOT to myroot, and let http://localhost:8080/test.txt
>> be
>> the url?
>>
>>
>>
>> #### Resources ####
>> [1] http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-6.0-doc/config/context.html
>>
>
>
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Re: Changing ROOT context
Posted by Filip Hanik - Dev Lists <de...@hanik.com>.
have you tried to create a file called ROOT.xml in
conf/Catalina/localhost containing your <Context> tag?
(of course, remove webapps/ROOT first)
Filip
FastGorilla wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a problem with changing the default ROOT context to something else
> (myroot).
>
>
> #### Specs ####
> -Windows Vista
> -Tomcat 6.0.14 (latest)
>
>
> #### Problem ####
> I want the following directory to be the ROOT context:
> $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/myroot
>
> So that http://localhost/test.txt is directly mapped to
> $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/myroot/test.txt
>
> And I do not want any other directory than myroot to exist in
> $CATALINA_HOME/webapps
>
>
> #### What I have tried ####
> Modifing the host-tag in server.xml to:
>
> <Host name="localhost" appBase="webapps"
> <Context docBase="myroot" path=""></Context>
> </Host>
>
> , solves the problem. But the Tomcat 6 docs[1] specify that it is NOT
> recommended to put context-tags in server.xml. So I want to put the
> context-tags elsewhere.
>
> I tried to put the context-tag (above) in the file
> $CATALINA_HOME/conf/catalina/localhost/ROOT.xml to make myroot the default
> web application (as is told in [1]). But then I get the error:
>
> 16-sep-2007 15:31:34 org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig deployDescriptor
> WARNING: A docBase D:\Apache Software
> Foundation\apache-tomcat-6.0.14\webapps\myroot inside the host appBase has
> been specified, and will be ignored
> 16-sep-2007 15:31:34 org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext resourcesStart
> SEVERE: Error starting static Resources
> java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Document base D:\Apache Software
> Foundation\apache-tomcat-6.0.14\webapps\ROOT does not exist or is not a
> readable directory
>
> In the webbrowser, http://localhost:8080/test.txt won't work, but
> http://localhost:8080/myroot/test.txt will...
>
> Somehow it keeps looking for the ROOT dir.
>
> How can I change ROOT to myroot, and let http://localhost:8080/test.txt be
> the url?
>
>
>
> #### Resources ####
> [1] http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-6.0-doc/config/context.html
>
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RE: Changing ROOT context
Posted by "Caldarale, Charles R" <Ch...@unisys.com>.
> From: StrongGorilla [mailto:lowbass@gmail.com]
> Subject: RE: Changing ROOT context
>
> Strange that is it possible when I define to context
> in server.xml, but not possible when I define it in
> conf/catalina/localhost/ROOT.xml
I suspect that the webapp was deployed twice, once as the default and
once as myroot. The capability of specifying <Context> elements in
server.xml is there largely just for compatibility with older levels,
and really shouldn't be used.
Note that if you keep your webapp outside of the <Host> appBase
directory, you can use the conf/Catalina/[host]/ROOT.xml mechanism, with
the docBase attribute pointing to the location of the webapp, stored
under any arbitrary name you'd like.
- Chuck
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RE: Changing ROOT context
Posted by StrongGorilla <lo...@gmail.com>.
Strange that is it possible when I define to context in server.xml, but not
possible when I define it in conf/catalina/localhost/ROOT.xml
Caldarale, Charles R wrote:
>
>> From: FastGorilla [mailto:dodmem@gmail.com]
>> Subject: Changing ROOT context
>>
>> How can I change ROOT to myroot, and let
>> http://localhost:8080/test.txt be the url?
>
> You can't - the default context must be named ROOT. Just rename your
> webapp, as others have suggested.
>
> - Chuck
>
>
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RE: Changing ROOT context
Posted by "Caldarale, Charles R" <Ch...@unisys.com>.
> From: FastGorilla [mailto:dodmem@gmail.com]
> Subject: Changing ROOT context
>
> How can I change ROOT to myroot, and let
> http://localhost:8080/test.txt be the url?
You can't - the default context must be named ROOT. Just rename your
webapp, as others have suggested.
- Chuck
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Re: Changing ROOT context
Posted by Waseem Azhar <wa...@gmail.com>.
Sorry I overlooked some previous conversation.
On 9/18/07, Caldarale, Charles R <Ch...@unisys.com> wrote:
>
> > From: Waseem Azhar [mailto:waseemzhr@gmail.com]
> > Subject: Re: Changing ROOT context
> >
> > Just open your server.xml add line <Context path=""
> > docBase="your-app-name" debug="99" reloadable="true"/>
>
> Please read the doc before responding. Putting <Context> elements in
> server.xml has been strongly discouraged for several years.
>
> - Chuck
>
>
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RE: Changing ROOT context
Posted by "Caldarale, Charles R" <Ch...@unisys.com>.
> From: Waseem Azhar [mailto:waseemzhr@gmail.com]
> Subject: Re: Changing ROOT context
>
> Just open your server.xml add line <Context path=""
> docBase="your-app-name" debug="99" reloadable="true"/>
Please read the doc before responding. Putting <Context> elements in
server.xml has been strongly discouraged for several years.
- Chuck
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Re: Changing ROOT context
Posted by Waseem Azhar <wa...@gmail.com>.
Just open your server.xml add line <Context path="" docBase="your-app-name"
debug="99" reloadable="true"/> in the next line of your host configuration
example :
<Host name="localhost" appBase="webapps"
unpackWARs="true" autoDeploy="true"
xmlValidation="false" xmlNamespaceAware="false">
<Context path="" docBase="your-app-name" debug="99" reloadable="true"/>
Thats it! you would found your application the default app , you can access
it as http://your-host-name/
Cheers.
-Azhar
On 9/16/07, FastGorilla <do...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a problem with changing the default ROOT context to something else
> (myroot).
>
>
> #### Specs ####
> -Windows Vista
> -Tomcat 6.0.14 (latest)
>
>
> #### Problem ####
> I want the following directory to be the ROOT context:
> $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/myroot
>
> So that http://localhost/test.txt is directly mapped to
> $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/myroot/test.txt
>
> And I do not want any other directory than myroot to exist in
> $CATALINA_HOME/webapps
>
>
> #### What I have tried ####
> Modifing the host-tag in server.xml to:
>
> <Host name="localhost" appBase="webapps"
> <Context docBase="myroot" path=""></Context>
> </Host>
>
> , solves the problem. But the Tomcat 6 docs[1] specify that it is NOT
> recommended to put context-tags in server.xml. So I want to put the
> context-tags elsewhere.
>
> I tried to put the context-tag (above) in the file
> $CATALINA_HOME/conf/catalina/localhost/ROOT.xml to make myroot the default
> web application (as is told in [1]). But then I get the error:
>
> 16-sep-2007 15:31:34 org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfigdeployDescriptor
> WARNING: A docBase D:\Apache Software
> Foundation\apache-tomcat-6.0.14\webapps\myroot inside the host appBase has
> been specified, and will be ignored
> 16-sep-2007 15:31:34 org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextresourcesStart
> SEVERE: Error starting static Resources
> java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Document base D:\Apache Software
> Foundation\apache-tomcat-6.0.14\webapps\ROOT does not exist or is not a
> readable directory
>
> In the webbrowser, http://localhost:8080/test.txt won't work, but
> http://localhost:8080/myroot/test.txt will...
>
> Somehow it keeps looking for the ROOT dir.
>
> How can I change ROOT to myroot, and let http://localhost:8080/test.txt be
> the url?
>
>
>
> #### Resources ####
> [1] http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-6.0-doc/config/context.html
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