I have tried google, but this links don't explain me, eg 4 states <resource-ref> <res-ref-name>jdbc/primaryDB</res-ref-name> <jndi-name>jdbc/PrimaryDBInTheContainer</jndi-name></resource-ref>
I have already tried it, and it doesn't work. In my opinion <resource-ref> is useless under tomcat, or better said, it has only informative value, at least in case of database connection. On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 4:58 AM, Howard W. Smith, Jr. < smithh032...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 10:38 PM, Leo Donahue - RDSA IT < > leodona...@mail.maricopa.gov> wrote: > > > > > ________________________________________ > > From: Jakub 1983 [jjaku...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 7:26 PM > > To: Tomcat Users List > > Subject: explanation of resource-ref in web.xml > > > > What the hell is <resource-ref> in web.xml used for ? > > ******************************************** > > > > I use it in a context, to define a <Resource> such as a database > > connection. > > > > There is an example here: > > > http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-7.0-doc/jndi-datasource-examples-howto.html#MySQL_DBCP_Example > > > > > I saw your first email to the list, and then after your 2nd separate email > to the list, I searched google for the following: > > tomcat resource-ref web.xml [1] > > and found many search results that should get you on your way. Of which, I > found [2], [3], [4], [5] > > > [1] http://lmgtfy.com/?q=tomcat+resource-ref+web.xml > [2] http://www.mulesoft.com/tomcat-mysql > [3] > http://www.mkyong.com/tomcat/how-to-configure-mysql-datasource-in-tomcat-6/ > [4] > > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2887967/what-is-resource-ref-in-web-xml-used-for > [5] > > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9078511/resource-ref-usage-in-web-xml-with-tomcat-5-5-and-spring >
