Problem changing default webroot of built in server

Question

I installed CF 8 yesterday, and am running into a problem
changing the webroot. As per the instructions at
http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/htmldocs/help.html?content=webservmgmt_3.html#10239 3,
I have modified the lines in jrun-web.xml as follows:
Old entry:
<virtual-mapping>
<resource-path>/WEB-INF</resource-path>
<system-path>C:/ColdFusion8/wwwroot/WEB-INF</system-path>
</virtual-mapping>
New entry:
<virtual-mapping>
<resource-path>/*</resource-path>
<system-path>C:/ColdFusion8/spayflorida</system-path>
</virtual-mapping>
When I browse to
http://localhost:8500/, I get
"index of" and a listing of the files in the new folder. If I click
on index.cfm, I get the following error:
404
java.io.FileNotFoundException
at
jrun.servlet.ServletInvoker.invoke(ServletInvoker.java:94)
at
jrun.servlet.JRunInvokerChain.invokeNext(JRunInvokerChain.java:42)
at
jrun.servlet.JRunRequestDispatcher.invoke(JRunRequestDispatcher.java:284)
at
jrun.servlet.ServletEngineService.dispatch(ServletEngineService.java:543)
at
jrun.servlet.http.WebService.invokeRunnable(WebService.java:172)
at
jrunx.scheduler.ThreadPool$DownstreamMetrics.invokeRunnable(ThreadPool.java:320)
at
jrunx.scheduler.ThreadPool$ThreadThrottle.invokeRunnable(ThreadPool.java:428)
at
jrunx.scheduler.ThreadPool$UpstreamMetrics.invokeRunnable(ThreadPool.java:266)
at jrunx.scheduler.WorkerThread.run(WorkerThread.java:66)
The only work around is to shuffle the web files back and
forth as I work on different sites which is quite a pain.
http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/htmldocs/help.html?content=webservmgmt_3.html#10239 3

Answer 1

Hi Oren,
the corresponding parameter is called metadata directory. You can look it up within BEx WAD --> Tools --> Settings --> Metadata Directory (over there just as display parameter).
If you have to customize the directory you are to set the environment variable BEXWAD_METADATADIR in your operational system (Start - Settings - System settings - System - Advanced - environment variable). Just set the new folder according to your needs in the field value.
Usually restarting WAD the next time the new folder is taken, perhaps you have to refresh your metadata (again: BEx WAD --> Tools --> Settings --> Metadata Directory) and restart WAD. The first time WAD starts the files have to be copied to the new directory which can take some time.
If there are problems/questions let us know.
Best Regards,
Marcel