diff --git a/developers.html b/developers.html index ff72020dacd06cf428a1328327da8d047077166a..17c9efb6440682f49d81f2564527a5daf450ffb4 100644 --- a/developers.html +++ b/developers.html @@ -2386,7 +2386,8 @@ netbeans_jdkhome="C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_221"</pre> </p> <ul> <li> - <a href="http://tomcat.apache.org" target="_blank">Apache Tomcat</a> official release site. + <a href="https://tomcat.apache.org" target="_blank">Apache Tomcat</a> official release site with + <a href="https://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-9.0-doc/index.html" target="_blank">Apache Tomcat 9.0 User Guide</a>. </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_Tomcat" target="_blank">Wikipedia: Apache Tomcat</a> @@ -2401,6 +2402,24 @@ netbeans_jdkhome="C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_221"</pre> <a href="https://datacadamia.com/tomcat/logon" target="_blank">Datacadamia: how to log in</a> includes configuration guidance. </li> </ul> + <p> + Developer notes: + </p> + <ul> + <li> + Local installation as regular user (rather than local administrator) can simplify Tomcat configuration and access. + </li> + <li> + Ensure that <code>CATALINA_HOME</code> points to root directory of current Tomcat installation. + </li> + <li> + Troubleshooting in progress: not working in Netbeans 12.3, backtracking to Netbeans 12.2 and OpenJDK 14.02, + still no joy... + </li> + <li> + No plans yet to upgrade to Tomcat 10 since package and class invocation is different. + </li> + </ul> <p> Example information for <i>conf/tomcat-users.xml</i> configuration file follows. Note that any username must also be configured in the Tomcat installation itself. @@ -2414,10 +2433,7 @@ netbeans_jdkhome="C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_221"</pre> <user username="moi" password="no-really" roles="admin,admin-gui,admin-script,manager-gui,manager-script" /> </pre> - <p> - Under Windows operating system, better results have been obtained when installing Tomcat as local user - rather than requiring administrator permissions. - </p> + <!-- =========================================================== --> <h2> @@ -2999,7 +3015,7 @@ which can lead to the Internet of Things becoming the Web of Things. </i> <a href="https://savage.nps.edu/developers.html">https://savage.nps.edu/developers.html</a> </blockquote> <blockquote> - Revised 6 May 2021. + Revised 13 May 2021. </blockquote> <p>