Howdy, You can use the manager's webapp HTML interface without ant. Connect to http://yourhost:yourport/manager/deploy?path=/foo with an HTTP PUT request containing your WAR. See http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-5.0-doc/manager-howto.html#Deplo y%20A%20New%20Application%20Remotely
Yoav Shapira Millennium ChemInformatics >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 7:14 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Question about webapp deployment or re-deployment > > > > > > >Hi! I've got Tomat 4.1 .29 and Tomcat 5.0.18 up and running on a Windows >2000 server to test a webapp we're developing as well as learn some of the >environmental "issues" that might impact our app when we deploy it in >production environments. > >Currently, we use ant to build a war file that is then used to install the >webapp via the Tomcat Manager web interface. We upload the war directly >with the Manager and it deploys the webapp. Then I stop the webapp and >update web.xml to configure some data sources and some servlet mappings and >restart Tomcat and the webapp. I'm working with Tomcat 4.1.29 when doing >this. That works fine and my webapp runs just fine. Now, when I make >changes to the webapp that I need to get installed, I'm not sure how to >"upgrade" (effectively) the running webapp. I've been removing it and >re-deploying it but that results in the web.xml changes being lost. > >I can't guarantee ant will be installed on the target server, so I'm trying >to develop an installation and upgrade process that doesn't involve ant. >When we install our webapp in a production environment, we'll most likely >have a pre-built war on a CD that we install from. > >I've been reading a TON of great info on re-deploying webapps but they all >seem to involve running ant to handle the re-deployment. Will I be >"forced" to use ant or is there another way to 'upgrade' or "re-deploy" an >existing running webapp? > >I will be working on procedures for Tomcat 4.1.29 and Tomcat 5.0.18 as I >think they handle re-deployment differently, but I'm not sure. > >Thanks in advance for your time and help. > >Peace.... > >Tom > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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]
