Comments on: META-INF/context.xml

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:21:05 +0000

Does anyone know how to keep the context.xml file from being overwritten each time a new WAR file is deployed? Here’s the situation: our context.xml file contained in the WAR file is meant to be configured AFTER it is deployed. For example, our client services team will fill in values like database connection strings and such. However, when the WAR file is redeployed these values are overwritten, and they will have to fill in those values again. I’d like to know if anyone has a solution to this.

Thanks!

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:17:34 +0000

I’m using Tomcat 6 and it works. I added the JDBC details to a copy of the default context.xml and put it in the applications META-INF folder. *** Note. you must put it in the WAR file editing the expanded folder does not work ***

By: Kiran

Kiran — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:43:17 +0000

Hi Dion ,

I am able to resolve this issue finally , problem is with context path.

Regards

By: Kiran

Kiran — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:52:11 +0000

Sorry guys , This was a bug in tomcat 5.0.27 . I did apply the fix and the issues was resolved

https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29688

But now I am getting into another issue
Cannot create JDBC driver of class ” for connect URL ‘null’
I copied the required jar to Lib folder , But still getting this error , Can you please help me . am I missing any thing?

Regards

By: Kiran

Kiran — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:54:46 +0000

Hi Dion Or any one Please help me. I am using tomcat version 5.0.27 and trying to deploy my war file with the context information , But having trouble . War file is expanding properly but it is creating kd.xml FOLDER under C:\tomcat\Tomcat 5.0\conf\Catalina\localhost ( where kd is my war file name) , not sure why it is creating Folder with that name under conf\Catalina\localhost . The end result is exception in the log says "java.io.IOException: java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\tomcat\Tomcat 5.0\conf\Catalina\localhost\kd.xml (Access is denied)" My context.xml file below WEB-INF/web.xml META-INF/context.xml username root password driverClassName com.mysql.jdbc.Driver url jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/test Thanks for your help

By: Nalini

Nalini — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:21:16 +0000

Thanks Adam Buckley .. ur idea was helpful.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:16:44 +0000

@Adam (comment 10)

The META-INF/context.xml “trick” works fine for war files and expanded directorie structures. It is not as trick. It is a normal configuration alternative.

I am using Tomcat-6.0.18.

By: Jeyakumar

Jeyakumar — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:24:46 +0000

hi Christian Menkens,

Same problem came for me also

Solution:
i think , your are not included the mysql driver jar file inside your /WEB-INF/lib directory.

Check the mysql driver jar is placed in /WEB-INF/lib directory. if not include the
jar then restart the tomcat.

for me it works fine ..

By: The final solution

The final solution — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:38:52 +0000

That didn’t work

There are xml elements to add on your application’s web.xml

view this page: http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/user/view/cs_msg/7193

hope this helps.

By: The final solution

The final solution — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:37:10 +0000

On your web.xml add the following elements

Database Connection
jdbc/ebackbay
javax.sql.DataSource
Container
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