ok, I solved the problem for my configuration and perhaps my solution will help you. I'm running tomcat 5.5.16 on win XP and java 1.5_06.
I have my webapp sitting in a directory titled ROOT instead of appName as I had it in tomcat 5.0.28 (of course I renamed the original ROOT directory to something else). I have no context at Catlina/localhost. Instead, I have context.xml in a META-INF directory -> ROOT/META-INF/context.xml. <Context path="" docBase="ROOT" debug="0" reloadable="true" antiResourceLocking="false" antiJARLocking="false" > Now my webapp is recognized by tomcat exactly how I want - at the ROOT. Hopefully this helps you. and now for something completely different - I'm having problems with mysql db connection now ... "ERROR cims.FilterDispatcher - EXCEPTION: getConnectionFromPool(): attempting to get connection from db: MysqlSf: org.apache.tomcat.dbcp.dbcp.SQLNestedException: Cannot create JDBC driver of class '' for connect URL 'null'" perhaps this is due to the fact that my app is now in a directory called ROOT instead of appName. Anyway, I'm off to check into this some more. Eric On 4/3/06, Eric Wulff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm having the exact same problem and have followed a similar path > looking for a solution - but no success yet. I'll keep the list > posted if I find anything. I eagerly await suggestions here too of > course. > > thx > Eric > > > On 4/3/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm migrating web applications from Tomcat v.4 to v.5.5 and having some > > trouble adapting my old virtual hosts setup with the 5.5 recommended > > methods. > > > > According to http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-5.5-doc/config/context.html > > "In addition to nesting Context elements inside a Host element, you can > > also store them: in individual files (with a ".xml" extension) in the > > $CATALINA_HOME/conf/[enginename]/[hostname]/ directory" > > > > So to make sure I know what I'm doing, I used a server.xml with this: > > > > <Engine name="Catalina" defaultHost="localhost"> > > <Realm className="org.apache.catalina.realm.UserDatabaseRealm" > > resourceName="UserDatabase"/> > > <Host name="localhost" appBase="webapps" unpackWARs="true" > > autoDeploy="true" xmlValidation="false" xmlNamespaceAware="false"> > > </Host> > > </Engine> > > > > And then created a file $CATALINA_HOME/conf/Catalina/localhost/sean.xml > > with my Context element, which reads, > > > > <Context path="" docBase="ROOT"></Context> > > > > But when I start Tomcat, I get surprising errors. First... > > > > Apr 3, 2006 3:05:13 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig > > deployDescriptor > > WARNING: A docBase /var/tomcat5/webapps/ROOT inside the host appBase > > has been specified, and will be ignored > > > > Although Tomcat seems to be trying to read my docBase param, something is > > not right. It thinks "appBase" is a host.[?] Then I get... > > > > Apr 3, 2006 3:05:13 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext > > resourcesStart > > SEVERE: Error starting static Resources > > java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Document base > > /var/tomcat5/webapps/sean does not exist or is not a readable directory > > > > Tomcat seems to be looking for a web app by the name of "sean" from the > > filename "sean.xml." But according to > > http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-5.5-doc/deployer-howto.html "If a Context > > Descriptor is... ...manually created, the filename need not match the web > > application name as Tomcat is concerned only with the Context > > configuration contained within the Context Descriptor file(s)." > > > > With Tomcat 4 I had my Context Descriptors outside of server.xml and > > separated by virtual hosts in individual files very similar to v5.5's > > $CATALINA_HOME/conf/[enginename]/[hostname]/ approach, but now I can't > > seem to get grasp how exactly v.5.5. wants it done. > > > > What am I missing? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > > > > > S e a n H a r r i s o n > > - - - > > Internet Services Administrator > > Lincoln, Nebraska > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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]
