Yes, I have tried $CATALINA_HOME/conf/catalina/localhost/ROOT.xml
Filip Hanik - Dev Lists wrote: > > have you tried to create a file called ROOT.xml in > conf/Catalina/localhost containing your <Context> tag? > (of course, remove webapps/ROOT first) > Filip > > FastGorilla wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I have a problem with changing the default ROOT context to something else >> (myroot). >> >> >> #### Specs #### >> -Windows Vista >> -Tomcat 6.0.14 (latest) >> >> >> #### Problem #### >> I want the following directory to be the ROOT context: >> $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/myroot >> >> So that http://localhost/test.txt is directly mapped to >> $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/myroot/test.txt >> >> And I do not want any other directory than myroot to exist in >> $CATALINA_HOME/webapps >> >> >> #### What I have tried #### >> Modifing the host-tag in server.xml to: >> >> <Host name="localhost" appBase="webapps" >> <Context docBase="myroot" path=""></Context> >> </Host> >> >> , solves the problem. But the Tomcat 6 docs[1] specify that it is NOT >> recommended to put context-tags in server.xml. So I want to put the >> context-tags elsewhere. >> >> I tried to put the context-tag (above) in the file >> $CATALINA_HOME/conf/catalina/localhost/ROOT.xml to make myroot the >> default >> web application (as is told in [1]). But then I get the error: >> >> 16-sep-2007 15:31:34 org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig >> deployDescriptor >> WARNING: A docBase D:\Apache Software >> Foundation\apache-tomcat-6.0.14\webapps\myroot inside the host appBase >> has >> been specified, and will be ignored >> 16-sep-2007 15:31:34 org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext >> resourcesStart >> SEVERE: Error starting static Resources >> java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Document base D:\Apache Software >> Foundation\apache-tomcat-6.0.14\webapps\ROOT does not exist or is not a >> readable directory >> >> In the webbrowser, http://localhost:8080/test.txt won't work, but >> http://localhost:8080/myroot/test.txt will... >> >> Somehow it keeps looking for the ROOT dir. >> >> How can I change ROOT to myroot, and let http://localhost:8080/test.txt >> be >> the url? >> >> >> >> #### Resources #### >> [1] http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-6.0-doc/config/context.html >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Changing-ROOT-context-tf4461140.html#a12724720 Sent from the Tomcat - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
