On 2011-05-06 03:45, David Rush wrote: > Thanks, Paul. > > I knew I could have copied the .war file and have Tomcat auto-deploy, > but then any configuration changes or data I added or edited would be at > risk if the .war file got whacked, since Tomcat would undeploy it. I'm > sure I could probably move the config and data outside, too, but it > seemed simpler to just expand it myself and not tempt Tomcat to kill it off. > take a look at the GEOSERVER_DATA_DIR param, it's meant to deal with exactly that
http://docs.geoserver.org/stable/en/user/datadirectory/data-dir-setting.html -a > The REST extension looks promising. Thanks! > > David > > On 5/5/2011 7:32 PM, Paul Joyce wrote: >> Hi David, >> >> You could have copied the .war straight into the Tomcat webapps directory >> for a one step deploy. Tomcat can run the webapp straight out of the .war, >> and it can be set to auto-expand on deploy as well. >> >> For the SLD changes, check out the GeoServer REST API >> http://docs.geoserver.org/2.0.x/en/user/extensions/rest/index.html >> >> Regards, Paul >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: David Rush [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Friday, 6 May 2011 11:07 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Geoserver-users] GeoServer Strategy? >> >> I've downloaded GeoServer 2.0.3 (war file version), expanded it >> manually, and copied the expanded files into a geoserver directory under >> an existing Tomcat's webapps directory, and everything appears to have >> worked perfectly. Kudos to the GeoServer folks for such an easy deployment. >> >> I've played around with the layers a bit, and done some hand-tweaked >> experimentation with an .sld file. But I don't see the results of my >> edits (in an OpenLayers viewer) until I go into GeoServer admin, select >> the style, and click "Submit". Is there a way to get GeoServer to start >> using a changed .sld automatically? >> >> David >> >> On 4/28/2011 9:34 AM, Luca Morandini wrote: >>> On 04/28/2011 04:56 PM, David Rush wrote: >>>> Thanks, Luca and David. >>> Don't mention: we live to please ;) >>> >>> >>>> Changing the SLD sounds like a good approach, and one that >>>> would not likely have come up with on my own >>> Well, I (like David) would have gone the DBMS way, but since you're not >> me, I >>> presumed you wanted something that did not put you too close to GeoServer >> or >>> needed additional software components: changing the SLD is the least >> intrusive way >>> of altering the look of maps in GeoServer. >>> >>> >>>> (I've never played with SLDs, but >>>> that's about to change). >>> You won't regret it: SLD in GeoServer is very flexible. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> P.S. >>> Come to think of it, with CQL expressions you can alter the look of maps >> too, but >>> then you would have to include a rather long query string in every GetMap >> request. >>> Luca Morandini >>> http://www.lucamorandini.it >>> >>> >>> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> -- >>> WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software >>> The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network >>> management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial >>> acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. >>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Geoserver-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users >>> >>> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> -- >> WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software >> The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network >> management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial >> acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd >> _______________________________________________ >> Geoserver-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users >> >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software > The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network > management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial > acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd > _______________________________________________ > Geoserver-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users -- Atle Frenvik Sveen Utvikler Geomatikk IKT AS tlf: 45 27 86 89 [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd _______________________________________________ Geoserver-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users
