I've installed Tomcat 5.5.23 on my Mac running Mac OS X 10.4.10.
It is located in the /Library/Tomcat directory and its server.xml configuration file is exactly this:
<Server port="8005" shutdown="<shutdown string>" debug="0">
<Service name="Tomcat">
<Connector
port="80"
protocol="HTTP/1.1"
connectionTimeout="20000"
redirectPort="8443" />
<Engine
name="tomcatEngine"
debug="0"
defaultHost="localhost">
<Host
name="localhost"
appBase="/Library/Tomcat/webapps/"
autodeploy="false"
deployOnStartup="false"
unpackWARs="false"
deployXML="true"
debug="0">
<Context
path=""
docBase="ROOT"
reloadable="false"
debug="0"
/>
</Host>
</Engine>
</Service>
</Server>
As you can see, I'm running it on port 80. I would like to keep it like this for my own silly OCD computer programmer-like personal reasons.
I have installed Alfresco following these instructions:
1. Login as root, and add this line to the /etc/bashrc file:
export JAVA_OPTS="${JAVA_OPTS} -Xmx512m"
2. Logout of root.
3. Logout of the terminal.
4. Open a new terminal window.
5. Log in as root.
6. Shut down the Tomcat application server by running this command:
/Library/Tomcat/bin/shutdown.sh
7. Extract the Alfresco 2.1 WAR Bundle to a folder on the desktop. This is the folder that files shall come from in steps 8 to 17.
8. Copy the alfresco.war file to /Library/Tomcat/webapps
9. Copy the contents of the /endorsed directory to the /Library/Tomcat/common/endorsed directory.
10. Copy the contents of the /extensions directory to the /Library/Tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension directory.
11. Delete the custom-repository.properties file in the /Library/Tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension directory.
12. Rename the custom-repository.properties.sample file to custom-repository.properties in the /Library/Tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension directory.
13. Ensure these entries are set in the custom-repository.properties file in the /Library/Tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension directory.
dir.root=/usr/local/pgsql/data
db.username=postgres
db.password=<password>
db.pool.initial=10
db.pool.max=100
db.schema.update=true
db.driver=org.postgresql.Driver
db.url=jdbc
ostgresql://localhost:5432/ALFRESCO
14. Delete the custom-hibernate-dialect.properties file from the /Library/Tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension directory.
15. Rename the custom-hibernate-dialect.properties.sample file to custom-hibernate-dialect.properties in the /Library/Tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension directory.
16. Ensure these entries are set in the custom-hibernate-dialect.properties file in the /Library/Tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension directory.
hibernate.dialect=org.hibernate.dialect.PostgreSQLDialect
hibernate.query.substitutions=true TRUE, false FALSE
17. Copy the postgresql-8.2-505.jdbc3.jar into /Library/Tomcat/common/lib
18. Log in as postgres and start the PostgreSQL database:
pg_ctl -D /usr/local/pgsql/data start
19. As postgres, run the command:
createdb –encoding=UTF8 ALFRESCO
20. Log out of postgres, and log in as root.
21. Start up the Tomcat application server by running this command:
/Library/Tomcat/bin/startup.sh
22. Wait about 5 minutes and go to http://localhost/alfresco to confirm the Alfresco portal system is working.
23. Extract the Alfresco WCM Bundle to a folder on the desktop. This is the folder that files shall come from in steps 24 to 26.
24. Copy the wcm-bootstrap-context.xml file to the /Library/Tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension directory
25. Copy the virtual-tomcat directory to the /Library directory.
26. Edit the /Library/virtual-tomcat/conf/server.xml file to the following:
<Server port="8105" shutdown="<shutdown string>" debug="0">
<Service name="Virtual-Tomcat">
<Connector
port="8180"
protocol="HTTP/1.1"
connectionTimeout="20000"
redirectPort="8543" />
<Engine
name="tomcatEngine"
debug="0"
defaultHost="localhost">
<Host
name="localhost"
appBase="/Library/Virtual-Tomcat/webapps/"
autodeploy="false"
deployOnStartup="false"
unpackWARs="false"
deployXML="true"
debug="0">
<Context
path=""
docBase="ROOT"
reloadable="false"
debug="0"
/>
</Host>
</Engine>
</Service>
</Server>
27. Shut down the Tomcat application server with the command:
/Library/Tomcat/bin/shutdown.sh
28. Start up the Tomcat application server with the command:
/Library/Tomcat/bin/startup.sh
29. Ensure that this is the output when you run /Library/Tomcat/bin/startup.sh
Using CATALINA_BASE: /Library/Tomcat
Using CATALINA_HOME: /Library/Tomcat
Using CATALINA_TMPDIR: /Library/Tomcat/temp
Using JRE_HOME: /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home
30. Start up Alfresco's Virtual-Tomcat application server with the command:
/Library/virtual-tomcat/bin/startup.sh
31. Ensure that this is the output when you run /Library/virtual-tomcat/bin/startup.sh
Using CATALINA_BASE: /Library/virtual-tomcat
Using CATALINA_HOME: /Library/virtual-tomcat
Using CATALINA_TMPDIR: /Library/virtual-tomcat/temp
Using JRE_HOME: /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home
32. Ensure that PostgreSQL and the two instances of Tomcat are running by confirming lines similar to these when you run "ps -a":
246 p1- S 0:01.04 /usr/local/bin/postgres -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
3417 p1 S 0:19.69 /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/
3443 p1 S 0:01.23 /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/
33. Go to http://localhost:8180 and confirm the the Alfresco Virtual-Tomcat is running. The default page should show up.
The Alfresco system works, but I can't preview pages. I also cannot confirm that step 33 works. I created these instructions on my own, by the way, and they work up to step 32.
Two questions:
( Question 1)
Why can't I see Alfresco's Virtual Tomcat default page at http://localhost:8180? I get this error:
HTTP Status 404 - /
type Status report
message /
description The requested resource (/) is not available.
Apache Tomcat/5.5.23
( Question 2)
Why can't I get the WCM example to work with my running virtualization server in step 11 of "Importing the sample web site" on page 77 ( 83 ) of the Alfresco 2 Getting Started Guide? I get this same error when I click "Preview Website" and it pops up a browser window with this URL:
( For http://testsite.www--sandbox.127-0-0-1.ip.alfrescodemo.net:8180/ )
HTTP Status 404 - /
type Status report
message /
description The requested resource (/) is not available.
Apache Tomcat/5.5.23
Thanks for all the help and congratulations on building an interesting product!
Sincerely,
Kevin Chand
President, CEO
Bravus Solutions Corporation
(703) 501-1505
kevinchand@bravussolutions.com
It is located in the /Library/Tomcat directory and its server.xml configuration file is exactly this:
<Server port="8005" shutdown="<shutdown string>" debug="0">
<Service name="Tomcat">
<Connector
port="80"
protocol="HTTP/1.1"
connectionTimeout="20000"
redirectPort="8443" />
<Engine
name="tomcatEngine"
debug="0"
defaultHost="localhost">
<Host
name="localhost"
appBase="/Library/Tomcat/webapps/"
autodeploy="false"
deployOnStartup="false"
unpackWARs="false"
deployXML="true"
debug="0">
<Context
path=""
docBase="ROOT"
reloadable="false"
debug="0"
/>
</Host>
</Engine>
</Service>
</Server>
As you can see, I'm running it on port 80. I would like to keep it like this for my own silly OCD computer programmer-like personal reasons.
I have installed Alfresco following these instructions:
1. Login as root, and add this line to the /etc/bashrc file:
export JAVA_OPTS="${JAVA_OPTS} -Xmx512m"
2. Logout of root.
3. Logout of the terminal.
4. Open a new terminal window.
5. Log in as root.
6. Shut down the Tomcat application server by running this command:
/Library/Tomcat/bin/shutdown.sh
7. Extract the Alfresco 2.1 WAR Bundle to a folder on the desktop. This is the folder that files shall come from in steps 8 to 17.
8. Copy the alfresco.war file to /Library/Tomcat/webapps
9. Copy the contents of the /endorsed directory to the /Library/Tomcat/common/endorsed directory.
10. Copy the contents of the /extensions directory to the /Library/Tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension directory.
11. Delete the custom-repository.properties file in the /Library/Tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension directory.
12. Rename the custom-repository.properties.sample file to custom-repository.properties in the /Library/Tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension directory.
13. Ensure these entries are set in the custom-repository.properties file in the /Library/Tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension directory.
dir.root=/usr/local/pgsql/data
db.username=postgres
db.password=<password>
db.pool.initial=10
db.pool.max=100
db.schema.update=true
db.driver=org.postgresql.Driver
db.url=jdbc
ostgresql://localhost:5432/ALFRESCO14. Delete the custom-hibernate-dialect.properties file from the /Library/Tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension directory.
15. Rename the custom-hibernate-dialect.properties.sample file to custom-hibernate-dialect.properties in the /Library/Tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension directory.
16. Ensure these entries are set in the custom-hibernate-dialect.properties file in the /Library/Tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension directory.
hibernate.dialect=org.hibernate.dialect.PostgreSQLDialect
hibernate.query.substitutions=true TRUE, false FALSE
17. Copy the postgresql-8.2-505.jdbc3.jar into /Library/Tomcat/common/lib
18. Log in as postgres and start the PostgreSQL database:
pg_ctl -D /usr/local/pgsql/data start
19. As postgres, run the command:
createdb –encoding=UTF8 ALFRESCO
20. Log out of postgres, and log in as root.
21. Start up the Tomcat application server by running this command:
/Library/Tomcat/bin/startup.sh
22. Wait about 5 minutes and go to http://localhost/alfresco to confirm the Alfresco portal system is working.
23. Extract the Alfresco WCM Bundle to a folder on the desktop. This is the folder that files shall come from in steps 24 to 26.
24. Copy the wcm-bootstrap-context.xml file to the /Library/Tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension directory
25. Copy the virtual-tomcat directory to the /Library directory.
26. Edit the /Library/virtual-tomcat/conf/server.xml file to the following:
<Server port="8105" shutdown="<shutdown string>" debug="0">
<Service name="Virtual-Tomcat">
<Connector
port="8180"
protocol="HTTP/1.1"
connectionTimeout="20000"
redirectPort="8543" />
<Engine
name="tomcatEngine"
debug="0"
defaultHost="localhost">
<Host
name="localhost"
appBase="/Library/Virtual-Tomcat/webapps/"
autodeploy="false"
deployOnStartup="false"
unpackWARs="false"
deployXML="true"
debug="0">
<Context
path=""
docBase="ROOT"
reloadable="false"
debug="0"
/>
</Host>
</Engine>
</Service>
</Server>
27. Shut down the Tomcat application server with the command:
/Library/Tomcat/bin/shutdown.sh
28. Start up the Tomcat application server with the command:
/Library/Tomcat/bin/startup.sh
29. Ensure that this is the output when you run /Library/Tomcat/bin/startup.sh
Using CATALINA_BASE: /Library/Tomcat
Using CATALINA_HOME: /Library/Tomcat
Using CATALINA_TMPDIR: /Library/Tomcat/temp
Using JRE_HOME: /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home
30. Start up Alfresco's Virtual-Tomcat application server with the command:
/Library/virtual-tomcat/bin/startup.sh
31. Ensure that this is the output when you run /Library/virtual-tomcat/bin/startup.sh
Using CATALINA_BASE: /Library/virtual-tomcat
Using CATALINA_HOME: /Library/virtual-tomcat
Using CATALINA_TMPDIR: /Library/virtual-tomcat/temp
Using JRE_HOME: /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home
32. Ensure that PostgreSQL and the two instances of Tomcat are running by confirming lines similar to these when you run "ps -a":
246 p1- S 0:01.04 /usr/local/bin/postgres -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
3417 p1 S 0:19.69 /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/
3443 p1 S 0:01.23 /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/
33. Go to http://localhost:8180 and confirm the the Alfresco Virtual-Tomcat is running. The default page should show up.
The Alfresco system works, but I can't preview pages. I also cannot confirm that step 33 works. I created these instructions on my own, by the way, and they work up to step 32.
Two questions:
( Question 1)
Why can't I see Alfresco's Virtual Tomcat default page at http://localhost:8180? I get this error:
HTTP Status 404 - /
type Status report
message /
description The requested resource (/) is not available.
Apache Tomcat/5.5.23
( Question 2)
Why can't I get the WCM example to work with my running virtualization server in step 11 of "Importing the sample web site" on page 77 ( 83 ) of the Alfresco 2 Getting Started Guide? I get this same error when I click "Preview Website" and it pops up a browser window with this URL:
( For http://testsite.www--sandbox.127-0-0-1.ip.alfrescodemo.net:8180/ )
HTTP Status 404 - /
type Status report
message /
description The requested resource (/) is not available.
Apache Tomcat/5.5.23
Thanks for all the help and congratulations on building an interesting product!
Sincerely,
Kevin Chand
President, CEO
Bravus Solutions Corporation
(703) 501-1505
kevinchand@bravussolutions.com
