pid-2 is right in that the path shouldn't be used here, if i remove this Tomcat still deploys myapp.war as "/" as it's using the name of the ROOT.xml file to infer the actual path.
i misread the tomcat context documentation http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-5.5-doc/config/context.html. deploying your war file without having to rename it ROOT.war or use Apache RewriteRules to rewrite "/myapp" to "/" is still preferable in my opinion though, and the real point of the article. just don't set the "path"! thanks pid-2 Pid-2 wrote: > > Andrew Eells wrote: >> If it helps it's also possible to deploy your war file with any name at >> all >> and have it deployed as the default context "/" - without the need to >> name >> it ROOT.war. >> >> The trick is to have it located outside the Tomcat directory and have the >> ROOT.xml context docBase point to it whilst setting path="". Exact >> details >> can be found here: > > This is incorrect. If you have an app located outside of the defined > webapps dir and are using the docBase attribute then merely naming the > context XML file "ROOT.xml" is enough. > > You may consider the following: a normally deployed ROOT.war causes a > ROOT.xml to be created - it is this special name that locates the web > application at the path "/". > > You may only use path="" when the context is defined in server.xml, > (when a ROOT.xml would not exist) - a practice which is very strongly > discouraged anyway. > > p > > >> http://www.andrew-eells.com/2009/03/21/tomcat-root-war/ Tomcat ROOT.war >> deployment >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/root-context-path---war-file-not-unwar%27d-tp21553536p22701361.html Sent from the Tomcat - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
