Great suggestion. I'll try to create a new context to put the data in. DC
----- Original Message ----- From: "QM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 7:30 PM Subject: Re: Tomcat deployment issue > : I'm new to tomcat and trying to figure out how to deploy a WAR file without deleting all the contents of the old application. > : [snip] > : The reason I want to do this is because my data and program files are all under the same hierarchy. I want to replace my programs, but not my data. I tried using a symbolic link for my data directory, but tomcat followed the symbolic link and deleted everything in there when expanding the new WAR file. > > You'll benefit, in the long run, from an application redesign. Java > webapps are meant to be somewhat self-contained bundles, which is why > you have the option of deploying in a neat WAR file. (I may be > mistaken, but I recall the spec says it's optional for a container to > support the exploded-dir format.) > > Questions to consider: > > - What if your app grows, and needs to be spread amongst 2+ clustered > servers? Where would the data go then? > > - How do you migrate from dev -> testing -> production? > > etc > > Find another place outside of the webapp to put your data, such as > another directory (specified as a context param or in a properties > file). > > -QM > > -- > > software -- http://www.brandxdev.net > tech news -- http://www.RoarNetworX.com > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
