Nearly. Rename your file ROOT.xml and a path of /ROOT and you're away. The other alternative is create in your web application folder META-INF/context.xml
Allistair > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Lai [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 13 September 2005 10:07 > To: tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org > Subject: Where to put context.xml? > > > This is probably an obvious question to most but I am new with tomcat > 5.5 so I am still trying to figure things out. I want to > create a web > project with the document base in /home/tomcat/applications > as opposed > to the normal webapps folder. This is what I have in my server.xml: > > <Server port="8005" shutdown="SHUTDOWN"> > > <GlobalNamingResources> > <!-- Used by Manager webapp --> > <Resource name="UserDatabase" auth="Container" > type="org.apache.catalina.UserDatabase" > description="User database that can be updated and saved" > > factory="org.apache.catalina.users.MemoryUserDatabaseFactory" > pathname="conf/tomcat-users.xml" /> > </GlobalNamingResources> > > <Service name="Catalina"> > <Connector port="8081" /> > > <Engine name="Catalina" defaultHost="localhost"> > <!-- <Realm > className="org.apache.catalina.realm.UserDatabaseRealm" > resourceName="UserDatabase" /> --> > <Host name="localhost" debug="0"> > <Context path="" docBase="/home/tomcat/applications/" > debug="0" reloadable="true" /> > </Host> > </Engine> > > </Service> > </Server> > > It works when I point my browser to http://www.myhost.com:8081/ and it shows a customized welcome page from my index.jsp. However, as I understand it, <Context> should now be in its own xml file. I extracted the <Context> content and placed it in context.xml. I placed context.xml in $CATALINA_HOME/conf/Catalina/localhost, restarted tomcat but now the browser shows nothing. I also tried placing it in the conf/ folder but that doesn't work either. Where does the file go? Thanks for any help in advance. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="VERDANA,ARIAL" COLOR=BLUE> ------------------------------------------------------- QAS Ltd. Registered in England: No 2582055 Registered in Australia: No 082 851 474 ------------------------------------------------------- </FONT> <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="VERDANA,ARIAL" COLOR=BLACK> Disclaimer: The information contained within this e-mail is confidential and may be privileged. This email is intended solely for the named recipient only; if you are not authorised you must not disclose, copy, distribute, or retain this message or any part of it. If you have received this message in error please contact the sender at once so that we may take the appropriate action and avoid troubling you further. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender. QAS Limited has the right lawfully to record, monitor and inspect messages between its employees and any third party. Your messages shall be subject to such lawful supervision as QAS Limited deems to be necessary in order to protect its information, its interests and its reputation. Whilst all efforts are made to safeguard Inbound and Outbound emails, QAS Limited cannot guarantee that attachments are virus free or compatible with your systems and does not accept any liability in respect of viruses or computer problems experienced. </FONT> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]