Change the HTTP plug-in configuration

You can change the HTTP plug-in configuration without having to stop the server and start it again. These tasks require that you regenerate the Web server plugin configuration file. You can perform any of these updates while the application server and Web server are running:

• Change the application.xml file to change the context root of a WAR file
• Change the web.xml file to add, remove, or modify a servlet mapping
• Add, remove, or modify an HTTP transport or add, remove, or modify a virtual host

Change the application.xml file to change the context root of a WAR file

1. Change the application.xml file.
2. Regenerate the Web server plugin configuration.

• Hot deployment: Yes
• Dynamic reloading: No
• Regenerate plugin configuration: Yes

Change the web.xml file to add, remove, or modify a servlet mapping

1. Change the web.xml file.
2. If the Web application has file serving enabled or has a servlet mapping of /, you do not need to regenerate the plugin configuration. In all other cases, regenerate the Web server plugin configuration.

• Hot deployment: Yes
• Dynamic reloading: Yes
• Regenerate plugin configuration: In some cases

Add, remove, or modify an HTTP transport or add, remove, or modify a virtual host

1. Use the administrative console to add, remove, or modify an HTTP transport or add, remove, or modify a virtual host.
2. Regenerate the Web server plugin configuration.

• Hot deployment: Yes
• Dynamic reloading: Yes
• Regenerate plugin configuration: Yes