I'm currently running Tomcat 4.1.18 and mySQL 3.23.54 on Red Hat 8.0. I haven't installed any connectors, and although I am running Tomcat on port 8080, I'm not currently running Apache (Tomcat provides all the web server I really need). This is really a learning/development system on my home network, and unless some hacker has singled me out and cracked my password, I'm the only person who ever uses the machine. I am also a Linux novice, so it's a bit more difficult for me to figure out installs, etc. than it would be for someone with a bit more experience.
I need to install an application onto this machine for work, and have been told that it requires Tomcat 4.1.24 and mySQL 4.0.13, along with the mySQL connector 3.0.8. Would it be easier/better for me to try to upgrade the versions of Tomcat and mySQL that I have, install the new versions in their own directory and just ignore the old ones, or delete the old ones entirely before installing the new ones from scratch? Also, when I installed Tomcat 4.1.18, I did it from RPM and later discovered all kinds of "special features" (non-standard setups, standard directories missing, etc.). Would it be better for me to use a more generic install? Backing up the few projects I have under the Tomcat directory, and the mySQL databases I've been playing around with, isn't a problem -- there really isn't all that much there, and they're easy to restore to the appropriate places. I'm looking for how to achieve the goal (Tomcat 4.1.24 connected to mySQL 4.0.13) with the least amount of frustration possible for a Linux novice. I don't really care if it's the most efficient way, as long as it's clear and hard to screw up. Thanks, Lisa --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
