Hello -
I can't really address your questions relating to MySQL, but I can help you out relating to Tomcat.
In my opinion, this is how I would proceed given your situation:
- stop Tomcat 4.1.18. Make sure it doesn't start on boot by removing the tomcat startup script from the boot sequence (we can help you on this if you need it)
- download the binary install of the latest JDK. Unpack it, move it to a reasonable location, and set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to its location
- download the binary install of Tomcat 4.1.24. Unpack it, move it to a reasonable location, like /usr/local/tomcat-4124, and set the CATALINA_HOME environment variable to its location
- upgrade your MySQL (not sure on the best way to suggest you do this)
- get the latest MySQL JDBC driver, or the one that is compatible with MySQL 4.0.13, copy the .jar file to CATALINA_HOME/tomcat/common/lib
My HOWTOs describe steps 2 and 3 above: http://www.johnturner.com/howto. The version numbers for the JDK and Tomcat are a little old, but the steps are the same. Ignore the sections on installing Apache and installing a Connector.
Then, to start Tomcat, all you would do is use "$CATALINA_HOME/bin/startup.sh" from the command line. You might consider changing server.xml to use port 80 instead of 8080 to make things "easier".
HTH
John
On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 11:22:01 -0400, Lisa Foister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'm currently running Tomcat 4.1.18 and mySQL 3.23.54 on Red Hat 8.0. I haven't installed any connectors, and although I am running Tomcat on port 8080, I'm not currently running Apache (Tomcat provides all the web server I really need). This is really a learning/development system on my home network, and unless some hacker has singled me out and cracked my password, I'm the only person who ever uses the machine. I am also a Linux novice, so it's a bit more difficult for me to figure out installs, etc. than it would be for someone with a bit more experience.
I need to install an application onto this machine for work, and have been told that it requires Tomcat 4.1.24 and mySQL 4.0.13, along with the mySQL connector 3.0.8.
Would it be easier/better for me to try to upgrade the versions of Tomcat and mySQL that I have, install the new versions in their own directory and just ignore the old ones, or delete the old ones entirely before installing the new ones from scratch? Also, when I installed Tomcat 4.1.18, I did it from RPM and later discovered all kinds of "special features" (non-standard setups, standard directories missing, etc.). Would it be better for me to use a more generic install? Backing up the few projects I have under the Tomcat directory, and the mySQL databases I've been playing around with, isn't a problem -- there really isn't all that much there, and they're easy to restore to the appropriate places.
I'm looking for how to achieve the goal (Tomcat 4.1.24 connected to mySQL 4.0.13) with the least amount of frustration possible for a Linux novice. I don't really care if it's the most efficient way, as long as it's clear and hard to screw up.
Thanks,
Lisa
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