RE: directory outside context root

2003-08-20 Thread Stuart Stephen
restricted access then that adds more to the equation. -Original Message- From: Erez Efrati [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 19 August 2003 17:49 To: 'Tomcat Users List' Subject: RE: directory outside context root Well I did find a way to do that by declaring another context just

Re: directory outside context root

2003-08-19 Thread John Turner
If on UNIX or Linux, you could use symbolic links, but this is not recommended for security and portability reasons. So, in general, the answer is no. John Erez Efrati wrote: Is there some way to tell tomcat to serve files from a specific directory outside the context root? Thanks in

RE: directory outside context root

2003-08-19 Thread Stuart Stephen
You could if your using apache and a connector. If you use the mod_alias module in apache then you can map physical paths/drives to certain urls. -Original Message- From: John Turner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 19 August 2003 12:57 To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Re: directory outside

RE: directory outside context root

2003-08-19 Thread Erez Efrati
Turner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 1:57 PM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Re: directory outside context root If on UNIX or Linux, you could use symbolic links, but this is not recommended for security and portability reasons. So, in general, the answer is no. John

RE: directory outside context root

2003-08-19 Thread Erez Efrati
, 2003 1:57 PM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Re: directory outside context root If on UNIX or Linux, you could use symbolic links, but this is not recommended for security and portability reasons. So, in general, the answer is no. John Erez Efrati wrote: Is there some way to tell tomcat

Re: directory outside context root

2003-08-19 Thread John Turner
of JBoss/Tomcat. Which is better? Thanks, Erez -Original Message- From: John Turner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 1:57 PM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Re: directory outside context root If on UNIX or Linux, you could use symbolic links