Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but just changing server.xml does not require an "immediate" restart of Apache, correct? Hepabolu could use the host-manager to add his hosts on-the-fly, and then add the necessary changes to the server.xml so that the next time he does restart his server/Tomcat, the new hosts will be there. I run a similar setup with quite similar requirements, and often modify the server.xml without immediate restarts. When I have a new host, I use a "test" tomcat instance to set up and test the new config, then copy the changes to the eventual live instance's server.xml, leaving both running until I can get a window to make the switch. I had tried the host-manager app at one time, but abandoned it since it didn't update the server.xml file (plus I had some more esoteric config issues at the time). If I was going to be manually updating files anyway, I preferred a more obvious method.
-----Original Message----- From: George Sexton [mailto:geor...@mhsoftware.com] Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 2:15 PM To: 'Tomcat Users List' Subject: RE: Virtual host configuration - best practise? > -----Original Message----- > From: hepabolu [mailto:hepab...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 1:06 PM > To: users@tomcat.apache.org > Subject: RE: Virtual host configuration - best practise? > > > > > George Sexton wrote: > > > > > > Another way of getting there is scripting commands to the Tomcat Host > > Manager application. You can deploy the new hosts on the fly. It's > pretty > > straight forward. > > > > The downside to this approach, and probably JMX as well is that it > doesn't > > update server.xml and you'll have to create a startup routine that > > generates > > a new server.xml with the virtual hosts on the fly. > > > > > > And a new server.xml requires a restart of Tomcat? Which would > basically be > a variation of my current setup. Correct? > > Bye, Helma No. Use the host manager to deploy/undeploy virtual hosts on the fly. When you re-start tomcat, have a program create the server.xml so that all of the one's you deployed using the host manager are represented. George Sexton MH Software, Inc. http://www.mhsoftware.com/ Voice: 303 438 9585 ******************************* NOTICE ********************************* This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by reply or by telephone (call us collect at 512-343-9100) and immediately delete this message and all its attachments. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
