thanks -----Original Message----- From: Mark Thomas [mailto:ma...@apache.org] Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 11:07 AM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Re: Alias URL
Johnson, Rob E wrote: > Chuck Caldarale you've offerec absolutely no help. You contradict > your own questions and rude. I do not want to hear from you again. Rob, if you want folks here to give up their free time to help you with your problem, I suggest you read http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Mark > -----Original Message----- > From: Caldarale, Charles R [mailto:chuck.caldar...@unisys.com] > Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 10:54 AM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: RE: Alias URL > >> From: Johnson, Rob E [mailto:rob.john...@mms.gov] >> Subject: RE: Alias URL >> >> Because the current url has the server name in address. > > Obviously true, but irrelevant. > >> If you look in the server.xml file the code has Host name=localhost. >> This also means it is using the computer name in the url. > > Not true at all. The name attribute on the <Host> element links only > to the defaultHost attribute of the <Engine>. Unless you have > multiple <Host> elements, the name has no relationship to any DNS name. > >> Under tomcat manager we've created a site/folder called webtop >> (http://localhost:8080/webtop) > > That is a webapp, not a site or a folder. > >> I've set the alias in the DNS server: (Alias) = webtop fully >> qualified domain name = imsden.mms. So now in IE, I can type in >> http://webtop and get >> http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-5.5-doc/config/context.html. > > That makes no sense; are you saying that http://webtop takes you to > tomcat.apache.org? > >> I have appache listening to port 80 in server.xml so I don't need to >> include the :8080. > > What do you mean by "appache"? Tomcat? httpd? Some other Apache > product? > > If you have Tomcat configured to listen on port 80, why do you want > the URL to include port 8080? > > You might want to post your server.xml so we can look at it, since > your statements about it are self-contradictory. > > Also, take a look at this FAQ entry if you want your webtop app to be > the default webapp: > http://wiki.apache.org/tomcat/HowTo#How_do_I_make_my_web_application_b > e_ > the_Tomcat_default_application_.3F > > - Chuck > > > THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE > PROPRIETARY MATERIAL and is thus for use only by the intended > recipient. If you received this in error, please contact the sender > and delete the e-mail and its attachments from all computers. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org