With 4.1.x, you can configure the Contexts with xml files located under the directory specified for the <Host>. Look in the "webapps" directory of the default Tomcat install for examples.
"PERRIN GOURON Olivier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... I read the docs, but couldn't find any solution but those I mentioned My problem is that I run Tomcat from a CD-ROM... I actually need to use "virtual" directories, which I want to define each time I run Tomcat ("virtual" directory : I mean directories that can be accessed with http://localhost:8080/myVirtualDir but that are not truly on the appBase directory). I build these directories defining contexts in server.xml (the only way I found to do that) In the same way, I want to define the <Host workDir> dynamically... -----Message d'origine----- De : Turner, John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Envoy� : vendredi 22 novembre 2002 17:15 � : 'Tomcat Users List' Objet : RE: dynamically built "server.xml" Check the docs, specifically the Automatic Application Deployment section: http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-4.0-doc/config/host.html#Automatic%2 0Application%20Deployment John > -----Original Message----- > From: PERRIN GOURON Olivier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 11:01 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: dynamically built "server.xml" > > > Hello, > I'm trying tomcat4.1 to run my application, and I need to > define contexts > dynamically. I know this is done in server.xml, but the point > is that my > /conf directory, where server.xml remains is read-only... > So, I think of 2 > possibilities: > +tell tomcat not to look in /conf dir, but in another > one I could > write in > +Inside server.xml, reference external documents that would be > replaced when tomcat reads server.xml Are these two solutions > possible with > tomcat - and how ? > any third idea? > > thanks > Olivier > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
