Normally,we configure docBase when we want the application to be resided on
a separate directory and not inside tomcat. So, when you use docBase I
don't think you need to configure host/appbase as well.
Appbase folders go under tomcat directory parallel to default appbase
webapps. Each appbase is mapped to a particular host so we configure more
than one appbases when we want to have applications running under different
hosts deployed in the same tomcat.
On Jul 5, 2014 7:35 AM, "Igal @ getRailo.org" <i...@getrailo.org> wrote:
>
> I'm a little confused about the Host appBase attribute.
>
> Let's say that my website resides in D:\www\site1
>
> I don't like using {Tomcat}/webapps so I don't want to have it as a base
directory for websites. What I've been doing so far is create an empty
folder alongside "webapps", named "empty", and use it as appBase, e.g.
>
> <Host name="Site1" appBase="empty" unpackWARs="false" autoDeploy="false">
> <!-- this works but what's the deal with appBase? !-->
> <Context path="/" docBase="D:/www/site1" />
> </Host>
>
> But it feels like I'm doing something wrong. I expect this to work, but
it doesn't:
>
> <Host name="Site1" appBase="D:/www/site1" unpackWARs="false"
autoDeploy="false">
> <!-- this doesn't work !-->
> </Host>
>
> Can anyone explain why the snippet above doesn't work, and if that is the
way it should be, then what is the purpose of Host/appBase?
>
> TIA
>
> --
> Igal Sapir
> Railo Core Developer
> http://getRailo.org/
>
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