im using tomcat. what is included in tomcat then? thanks. > I recommend using the package distributed with either your container or your > database. > > David
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Graham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 11:07 AM Subject: RE: Why is dbcp / pool removed? > > >Struts 1.1 includes its trusty old GenericDataSource but you > > >can always plugin DBCP if you want. > > > >Hold on a second... > > > >Isn't GenericDataSource deprecated? > > Yes, it will be removed in 1.2 but is included in 1.1 for backward > compatibility. > > >I just recently switched from using > >GenericDataSource in my struts-config.xml (by specifying no type=) to > >explicitly using type=org.apache.commons.dbcp.BasicDataSource because of > >the > >docs in GenericDataSource. Is this no longer the recommended approach? > > If DBCP works for you, then continue using it. It's just not included in > the Struts distro anymore. In the future Struts won't distribute *any* > connection pooling package, you will have to plug in your favorite > implementation. > > > > >Currently, I'm having some problems with pooling and idle connections which > >are closed by the db server actually being given back to my app (I > >suspect). > >Could this be related to the bugs in dbcp you are talking about? > > Maybe, this behavior is configurable in DBCP so it may or may not be trying > to recover lost connections. > > > > >Using 1.1RC2, what is the recommended way to acquire pooled db connections? > > I recommend using the package distributed with either your container or your > database. > > David > > > > >Matt Kruse > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
