im using tomcat. what is included in tomcat then? thanks.
Tomcat uses DBCP. Interestingly, no one from Tomcat seems interested in maintaining DBCP.
David
> I recommend using the package distributed with either your container or your > database. > > David
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Graham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 11:07 AM Subject: RE: Why is dbcp / pool removed?
> > >Struts 1.1 includes its trusty old GenericDataSource but you
> > >can always plugin DBCP if you want.
> >
> >Hold on a second...
> >
> >Isn't GenericDataSource deprecated?
>
> Yes, it will be removed in 1.2 but is included in 1.1 for backward
> compatibility.
>
> >I just recently switched from using
> >GenericDataSource in my struts-config.xml (by specifying no type=) to
> >explicitly using type=org.apache.commons.dbcp.BasicDataSource because of
> >the
> >docs in GenericDataSource. Is this no longer the recommended approach?
>
> If DBCP works for you, then continue using it. It's just not included in
> the Struts distro anymore. In the future Struts won't distribute *any*
> connection pooling package, you will have to plug in your favorite
> implementation.
>
> >
> >Currently, I'm having some problems with pooling and idle connections
which
> >are closed by the db server actually being given back to my app (I
> >suspect).
> >Could this be related to the bugs in dbcp you are talking about?
>
> Maybe, this behavior is configurable in DBCP so it may or may not be
trying
> to recover lost connections.
>
> >
> >Using 1.1RC2, what is the recommended way to acquire pooled db
connections?
>
> I recommend using the package distributed with either your container or
your
> database.
>
> David
>
> >
> >Matt Kruse
>
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