I am checking with the manager to see if the context is there, and I am trying to hit that page How else would you suppose I should test this, its there or not isnt it?
-----Original Message----- From: John Turner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 12:54 PM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Re: Loading context As far as I know. As I said, if this isn't working, and you have verified this (how are you testing it, anyways?), then you should file a bug. John On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 12:48:47 -0400, Luc Foisy <[EMAIL PROTECTED] magic.com> wrote: > Any subdirectory within the Application Base directory that appears to be > an unpacked web application (that is, it contains a /WEB-INF/web.xml > file) will receive an automatically generated Context element, even if > this directory is not mentioned in the conf/server.xml file. This > generated Context entry will be configured according to the properties > set in any DefaultContext element nested in this Host element. The > context path for this deployed Context will be a slash character ("/") > followed by the directory name, unless the directory name is ROOT, in > which case the context path will be an empty string (""). > > This is now all true, missed that /WEB-INF/web.xml initially, but now I > have that ( a basic one, but there ) > I do not have to do anything further correct? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Luc Foisy Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 12:35 PM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: RE: Loading context > > > I put a web.xml file in there, still not autodeploying > The autodeploy is something that runs in the background, correct? Should > just be able to drop it down, and away it goes when it hits that deploy > cycle? > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Turner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 12:31 PM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Re: Loading context > > > > No, that is the whole point of auto-deploy...you can deploy when Tomcat > is running. There are various ways to do this, as outlined in the docs, > not to mention the Tomcat manager application. > > As I read the docs, if you have a directory within appBase that has a > valid directory structure (WEB-INF, WEB-INF/web.xml, etc.) then that > Context will be available to Tomcat without restarting. > > If I'm wrong, someone please correct me. If I'm right, and it isn't > working (but "isn't working" is verified), then you should file a bug. > > Lately, I've been using WAR files, and they deploy just fine without > restarting Tomcat. YMMV. > > John > > On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 12:26:39 -0400, Luc Foisy <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > magic.com> wrote: > >> Ok. >> When I restart the tomcat server, it will deploy an empty directory >> And it will deploy contexts that do not have a web.xml file >> >> Is this a definate need for the autodeploy function to work? >> I know my version of tomcat has the autodeploy, since it has its value >> set in conf/server.xml, so that can't be it >> Does there need to be an entry for this new context in the server.xml >> for the autodeploy function to work? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: John Turner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 12:17 PM >> To: Tomcat Users List >> Subject: Re: Loading context >> >> >> >> There should be one, as explained in the docs. >> >> John >> >> >> On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 12:03:42 -0400, Luc Foisy <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> magic.com> wrote: >> >>> no >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: John Turner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 11:55 AM >>> To: Tomcat Users List >>> Subject: Re: Loading context >>> >>> >>> >>> There's no web.xml file? >>> >>> John >>> >>> On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:40:29 -0400, Luc Foisy <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> magic.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I created a directory in webapps >>>> webapps/portal >>>> This directory contains some jsp's >>>> There is also webapp/portal/WEB-INF directory ( empty ) >>>> All files and directories in this "context" are owned by the tomcat >>>> user ( same as the other contexts this tomcat server is running ) >>>> >>>> Should that work or not? >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: John Turner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 11:36 AM >>>> To: Tomcat Users List >>>> Subject: Re: Loading context >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> What do you mean, exactly, by "I placed a context directory into >>>> webapps". You just created the directory? Is there a valid structure >>>> there (WEB-INF, etc)? >>>> >>>> John >>>> >>>> On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:23:13 -0400, Luc Foisy <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> magic.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> autodeploy=true ( the default ) >>>>> I placed a context directory into webapps and it is not autodeploying >>>>> Does it only auto deploy if the context is packed as .war? >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: John Turner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 11:04 AM >>>>> To: Tomcat Users List >>>>> Subject: Re: Loading context >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> See Auto Deploy: >>>>> >>>>> http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-4.1- >>>>> doc/config/host.html#Automatic%20Application%20Deployment >>>>> >>>>> John >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 10:58:41 -0400, Luc Foisy <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> magic.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> How would I go about loading a new context so that it is live, >>>>>> without restarting the tomcat server? >>>>>> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
