I'm assuming your docBase for this app is not inside tomcat's webapps folder and in that case, you're right to wonder how tomcat finds the context.xml file. The <Context ... >...</Context> element can also be in it's own file named after the path attribute - i.e. alti.xml in conf/Catalina/localhost. Replace 'Catalina' with your tomcat's Service name from server.xml and 'localhost' with your Host name, again from server.xml. Tomcat looks there as well for the webapp's <Context ...></Context> element and you can remove the path attribute.
--David steflik wrote: > Chuck, > I'm a little bit hesitant as a number of the students are still struggleing > to get their JSP project done. Right now the server is running and the > <Context> statements that define where the apps are are right at the end of > server.xml. This is an example of a <Context> ststement as they are > currently in server.xml: > > <Context docBase="/home/alti/public_html/alti" path="/alti" debug="0" > reloadable="true" crossContext="true"></Context> > > If this is moved out of server.xml and into > /home/alti/public_html/alti/META_INF/ how will Tomcat know where the alti > app is; I always thought that Tomcat followed the paths it found in > server.xml to figure out where all of the apps were.? If this is where it > goes what name does the file get context.xml or alti.xml? > > Dick Steflik > Binghamton University > > > Pid Ster wrote: > >> On 15/12/2009 04:17, steflik wrote: >> >>> Chuck, >>> >>> OK, I've read the document several times and still can't figure out what >>> it >>> is you are trying to tell me. I'm not using WARs so /META-INF/? doesn't >>> come >>> into play. If the<Context> statements don't go in to server.xml where >>> should I put them, context.xml doesn't seem to be the appropriate place? >>> >> A web app in the form of a directory is just an exploded/uncompressed >> WAR. Putting a META-INF directory inside the app dir still applies. >> Try it and see. >> >> (The manager & host-manager apps preinstalled in Tomcat also use a >> META-INF directory.) >> >> >> p >> >> >> >>> Dick Steflik >>> Binghamton University >>> >>> >>> >>> Caldarale, Charles R wrote: >>> >>>>> From: steflik [mailto:stef...@binghamton.edu] >>>>> Subject: Re: Tomcat Config Question >>>>> >>>>> Do I just move the<context> statements out of server.xml and into >>>>> context.xml? >>>>> >>>> It's<Context> not<context> - case matters. >>>> >>>> >>>>> or is there something else I have to do. >>>>> >>>> Reading the doc would be a good first step: >>>> http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-6.0-doc/config/context.html >>>> >>>> - Chuck >>>> >>>> >>>> THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE PROPRIETARY >>>> MATERIAL and is thus for use only by the intended recipient. If you >>>> received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the e-mail >>>> and its attachments from all computers. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
