> -----Original Message----- > From: Pid [mailto:p...@pidster.com] > Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 10:17 AM > To: users@tomcat.apache.org > Subject: Re: Easy Way to Upgrade Tomcat Versions? > > On 30/11/2009 16:02, Thomas Moorer wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > I have been thinking about upgrading my Tomcat 6.0.16 > > instance to the latest 6.0.20. I have been thinking about the best > way > > to do that. I have modified several config and shell files and > suppose > > I could just copy those to the 6.0.20 instance, but then I began to > > wonder if I could just update the Tomcat specific files in my current > > install location. > > > > Is it acceptable as an upgrade method to just > > copy the 6.0.20/lib/*.jar files into the existing 6.0.16/lib > directory? > > Basically, just overwrite the existing Tomcat 6.0.16 libraries with > the > > newer 6.0.20 libraries. > > > > Is this an acceptable way to upgrade? What are the potential issues > with this method? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > Thomas > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > email: tcm...@yahoo.com > > There's no incremental upgrade process, but it's usually inadvisable to > copy jar files over the top of the old ones, do so at your own risk. > > bin/setenv.sh is a good location to do custom config for the shell > scripts. I usually copy that straight over, but rewrite server.xml & > context.xml. >
This is why people should use CATALINA_HOME/CATALINA_BASE style configuration. George Sexton MH Software, Inc. http://www.mhsoftware.com/ Voice: 303 438 9585 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
