Most of the stuff in server.xml is explanation/documentation and optional.
Minimum Context: <Context path="" docBase="ROOT" debug="0"/> Simple Context: <Context path="/examples" docBase="examples" debug="0" reloadable="true" crossContext="true" /> More involved Context: the Examples Context in server.xml. Are we looking at the same docs? There's all sorts of stuff in there, like this from the Configuration reference: http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-4.1-doc/config/context.html John > -----Original Message----- > From: Price, Erik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 2:32 PM > To: Turner, John; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: newbie Q > > > Hi John, > > Thanks for the suggestion, but... I can't find it. Creating > a <Context> entry is introduced but not really explained. > The paragraph you mention is this: > > """ > * Add a <Context> entry in the > $CATALINA_HOME/conf/server.xml configuration file. This > approach is described briefly below, and allows you to > position the document root of your web application at some > point other than the $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/ directory. You > will need to restart Tomcat to have changes in this > configuration file take effect. See the administrator > documentation (TODO: hyperlink) for more information on > configuring new Contexts in this way. > """ > > I seem to be missing part of the docs. I would copy the one > for "examples" webapp except that this is a very big > <Context> node with a lot of details that I don't understand. > Is the "Administrators Guide" available online somewhere? > > > Erik > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>