Sounds like you have a shared hosting package. here are some links, but I doubt they will solve all you problems. I you have a dedicated server then it should be able to do this. http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBIZ/FAQ+-+Tips+-+Tricks+-+Cookbook+-+HowTo if you want to find something use the search like for tomcat type in tomcat and you will get all the pages that relate to it. http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBTECH/Apache+OFBiz+Technical+Production+Setup+Guide check out Database setup
Kannan G sent the following on 4/23/2009 3:51 AM: > Hi, > > My Production environment / application is maintained by a hosting > provider. I have a URL through which I can stop and start the tomcat > instance provided to me. > > I am a novice as far as ofbiz is concerned. I would like to know the > following: > > 1. Are there ways not to embed tomcat in Ofbiz but just use the > private tomcat instance I have got from the hosting provider? > 2. I see that Ofbiz has to be installed. But I do not have rights to > install software in the production environment and the hosting > provider does not allow installation of software. Is there a way that > I can just copy the OfBiz directory to my remote root and just use it > without installation? > 3. Similarly for database, is there a way I can use the database > provided by my hosting provider instead of embedding the database? > The Hosting Provider has given me My SQL DB. > > Thanks for your time in responding to these questions. > > Regards > Kannan >
