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| Re: location of tomcat configuration [message #170121 is a reply to message #170102] |
Thu, 25 May 2006 14:13   |
 Larry Isaacs
Messages: 1354
Registered: July 2009 |
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It's not clear what you want to accomplish. When you create a new
Tomcat server, it does "reuse" the configuration in your Tomcat
installation when creating the copies under the Servers project. These
are created so that there are copies of these files that can be modified
while the Tomcat server is running without disturbing the server. At an
appropriate time, changes can be applied to the server to affect the
next start or restart.
This approach provides a higher level of integration. If you change a
JSP, publishing this change to the Tomcat server means simply copying
the JSP to the server. JBoss is built upon the "generic server"
support. With it's level of integration, publishing a JSP change means
packaging the new JSP into a WAR file, possibly putting the WAR in an
EAR, copying the EAR or WAR file to JBoss, and having the JBoss restart
the webapp. You could duplicate this lower level of integration for
Tomcat using an appropriate generic server definition file, but I'm not
sure there would be much of an advantage for doing so.
Cheers,
Larry
Tomasz Pik wrote:
> I've two servers registered in WTP (latest RC of 1.5).
> For JBoss server WTP is able to use existing configuration (let's me
> choose between 'default', 'all' and 'minimal' with out-of-the-box
> JBoss installation.
> But for Tomcat WTP creates a 'Servers' project in workspace and store
> Tomcat configuration there.
> Is there a possiblity to reuse existing Tomcat configuration like for
> JBoss, without dedicated 'Servers' project?
>
> Thanks,
> Tomek
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| Re: location of tomcat configuration [message #170179 is a reply to message #170121] |
Fri, 26 May 2006 07:00 |
Tomasz Pik
Messages: 18
Registered: July 2009 |
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Larry Isaacs wrote:
> It's not clear what you want to accomplish. When you create a new
> Tomcat server, it does "reuse" the configuration in your Tomcat
> installation when creating the copies under the Servers project. These
> are created so that there are copies of these files that can be modified
> while the Tomcat server is running without disturbing the server. At an
> appropriate time, changes can be applied to the server to affect the
> next start or restart.
>
> This approach provides a higher level of integration. If you change a
> JSP, publishing this change to the Tomcat server means simply copying
> the JSP to the server. JBoss is built upon the "generic server"
> support. With it's level of integration, publishing a JSP change means
> packaging the new JSP into a WAR file, possibly putting the WAR in an
> EAR, copying the EAR or WAR file to JBoss, and having the JBoss restart
> the webapp. You could duplicate this lower level of integration for
> Tomcat using an appropriate generic server definition file, but I'm not
> sure there would be much of an advantage for doing so.
Thank you for explanation!
One thing that I do not understand is why this 'Servers' directory is
visible for me as a project. I accidentaly 'close unrelated projects'
and tomcat wasn't able to run, I have to find this one and reopen it.
Maybe this copy of config files should be stored somewhere inside
${workspace}/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.wst.server.core ?
Is there a way to force wtp to use location other then project in
eclipse?
Thanks once more for explanation,
Tomek
>
> Cheers,
> Larry
>
> Tomasz Pik wrote:
>> I've two servers registered in WTP (latest RC of 1.5).
>> For JBoss server WTP is able to use existing configuration (let's me
>> choose between 'default', 'all' and 'minimal' with out-of-the-box
>> JBoss installation.
>> But for Tomcat WTP creates a 'Servers' project in workspace and store
>> Tomcat configuration there.
>> Is there a possiblity to reuse existing Tomcat configuration like for
>> JBoss, without dedicated 'Servers' project?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tomek
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| Re: location of tomcat configuration [message #170215 is a reply to message #170179] |
Fri, 26 May 2006 12:11 |
Larry Isaacs
Messages: 1354
Registered: July 2009 |
Senior Member |
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The reason these files are placed in the Servers project is so they are
easily reached should you wish to edit them within Eclipse. For this
level of integration, you shouldn't have to go outside of Eclipse to
make modifications. However, the UI available to manage the
configuration is somewhat limited in what it can currently handle.
Manual editing is how everything else would be managed, such as adding a
new user to tomcat-users.xml. Since the Tomcat support if very much
tied to seeing these as workspace project files, I doubt there is any
way to have them located someplace else.
Larry
Tomasz Pik wrote:
> Larry Isaacs wrote:
>> It's not clear what you want to accomplish. When you create a new
>> Tomcat server, it does "reuse" the configuration in your Tomcat
>> installation when creating the copies under the Servers project. These
>> are created so that there are copies of these files that can be modified
>> while the Tomcat server is running without disturbing the server. At an
>> appropriate time, changes can be applied to the server to affect the
>> next start or restart.
>>
>> This approach provides a higher level of integration. If you change a
>> JSP, publishing this change to the Tomcat server means simply copying
>> the JSP to the server. JBoss is built upon the "generic server"
>> support. With it's level of integration, publishing a JSP change means
>> packaging the new JSP into a WAR file, possibly putting the WAR in an
>> EAR, copying the EAR or WAR file to JBoss, and having the JBoss restart
>> the webapp. You could duplicate this lower level of integration for
>> Tomcat using an appropriate generic server definition file, but I'm not
>> sure there would be much of an advantage for doing so.
>
> Thank you for explanation!
> One thing that I do not understand is why this 'Servers' directory is
> visible for me as a project. I accidentaly 'close unrelated projects'
> and tomcat wasn't able to run, I have to find this one and reopen it.
> Maybe this copy of config files should be stored somewhere inside
> ${workspace}/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.wst.server.core ?
> Is there a way to force wtp to use location other then project in
> eclipse?
>
> Thanks once more for explanation,
> Tomek
>
>> Cheers,
>> Larry
>>
>> Tomasz Pik wrote:
>>> I've two servers registered in WTP (latest RC of 1.5).
>>> For JBoss server WTP is able to use existing configuration (let's me
>>> choose between 'default', 'all' and 'minimal' with out-of-the-box
>>> JBoss installation.
>>> But for Tomcat WTP creates a 'Servers' project in workspace and store
>>> Tomcat configuration there.
>>> Is there a possiblity to reuse existing Tomcat configuration like for
>>> JBoss, without dedicated 'Servers' project?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Tomek
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