Updating Tomcat 4.1 to version 5

[scripter73]

Hi,

I have Tomcat 4.1 installed. I need to update to version 5. Do I need to "uninstall" or can I install over the current version.

I'm concerned about losing my C:\Tomcat4.1\....\webapps. I've already saved the directory onto my hard drive though.

Thanks,
scripter73


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[sedj]

There is no need to uninstall v4.
Just unzip v5, make sure your TOMCAT_HOME / CATALINA_HOME variables are chnaged correctly, and copy your old webapps directory into the v5 build.

 

[scripter73]

Thanks, I'll try it out.


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[scripter73]

Ok. I upgraded to C:\Tomcat 5.0. Here's the deal. I still have C:\Tomcat 4.1 installed, but here's my System Variables:

JAVA_HOME = c:\j2sdk1.4.2_03

CATLINA_HOME = C:\Tomcat 5.0

TOMCAT_HOME = C:\Tomcat 5.0

My Tomcat installation directories are: C:\Tomcat 4.1 and C:\Tomcat 5.0.

When I try to "check" my new installation by going to

http://localhost:8080/index.jsp,

I get the standard webpage, butn in the upper left corner, I still see "Apache Tomcat/4.1.29" besides the Tomcat illustration.

Am i using the wrong URL to check my Tomcat 5.0 installation?

Thanks everyone for all of your help as I'm getting familiar with these products/environments.

scripter73



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[sedj]

I would say the problem is that tomcat4 is starting up. I'm not sure how you aer starting tomcat, but just try going to TOMCAT_HOME\bin and typing "catalina run" ro "catalina start" - this will fire the correct version.