Howdy, >The way that we are currently doing this is to set the docBase attribute >of the "alias" context to the docBase of the "concrete". For example: > <Context path="/concrete" docBase="/app/webroot" /> > <Context path="/alias" docBase="/app/webroot" /> > >I don't like this approach as if we move the docBase of the concrete >context, we need to update the docBase of the alias context. I would
Yup. >I also know that this could be done using an actual web application with >a single servlet that redirects all requests to the other context. Yup. >However, that requires creation and maintenance. If this could be done >with a configuration setting that would be good. Maybe. Feel free to contribute a patch: it will be reviewed. >I haven't been able to find anything about redirects or aliases in the >tomcat 5 documentation. Is there such a feature? No. A search of this list's archives will show that you're not the only person to have asked this, and solutions have been discussed including a small webapp with one servlet of filter as you describe, and Apache's mod_rewrite. Yoav Shapira This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business communication, and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
