[opencms-dev] Alternative way to remove /opencms/opencms w.o. installing as ROOT (a rewritten version)

[Rudolf Blazek]

Hi List,

there was a problem with one part of the procedure, so I did some  
testing. Works with Tomcat 5.0 and 5.5. No workplace files modified.  
Other URL examples are included. I have posted the rewritten  
instructions at
http://www.opencms-forum.de/opencms-forum/viewthread?thread=1998

My approach to removing the dreaded "/opencms/opencms" from the URL  
is a hybrid two-stage solution:

1) Remove the first 'opencms' by deploying opencms as the root web  
app, no matter where it's installed (this first step is new)
2) Remove the second 'opencms' by editing the file opencms- 
importexport.xml (similar to original instructions)

There are three advantages of doing it this way:
1) This approach seems to work with both Tomcat 5.0 and Tomcat 5.5.  
There is no problem with the session id.
2) There is no need to hack the files inside of the OpenCms  
workplace. This makes the modification safer. Only 3 files are edited  
in the filesystem.
3) OpenCms can be installed anywhere. That means that we can have  
several installations of OpenCms and decide which one to deploy under  
what URL.

Added bonus:
In the appendix I discuss how to deploy OpenCms under arbitrary URLs  
no matter where it was installed.

Best of luck
Rudy Blazek


On Oct 16, 2006, at 9:45 PM, Rudolf Blazek wrote:

> Hi guys, I have posted the instructions at the link below.
>
> Best of luck
> Rudy
>
>
> http://opencms-forum.de/opencms-forum/viewthread?thread=1990