>There is no way currently. I have a patch on my local machine which >allows add this functionality for FileDirContext. >http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-5.5-doc/config/resources.html > ><Context path="/x" > docBase="/usr/local/crap"> ><Resources className="org.apache.naming.resources.FileDirContext" > aliases="/a1=/mypath/images;/a2=/foopath/images" /> ></Context> > >But I haven't had time to see if my patch is secure or compliant if >someone uses the WebDav servlet. > >In the meantime - your best alternative is to use sym links. >
Tim.. thanks.. but sym links are not an option for us. I believe managing a web app should be done in the web app configuration, not at the OS level (too many external things to go wrong). Hopefully I'll quickly find an alternate solution, or I guess it's back to Resin. Regards, Barrie >-Tim > >Barrie Selack wrote: >> I am converting from Resin and there I can map a directory not inside >> the webapp to one which can be reached via a URL and translated by Resin >> as below: >> >> <path-mapping> >> <url-pattern>/files/*</url-pattern> >> <real-path>/realdir/files</real-path> >> </path-mapping> >> >> I can't seem to find a way in Tomcat to do that. Do I have to write my >> own filter? Any tips or help appreciated. >> > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
