java - how to start a Tomcat webapp from a Windows .bat

Question

I am trying to run Tomcat webapps from bat files, some of them with the Windows scheduler and some when an application and network monitor detects that its process is down

Can anybody tell me where is this subject explained. Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

You can start, stop and reload applications using Tomcat Manager's text interface. E.g.

http://localhost:8080/manager/text/start?path=/webapp

will start the application /webapp. You can use it from a script through any command capable of issuing a HTTP request, e.g.:

curl -u user:password http://localhost:8080/manager/text/start?path=/webapp

where user and password are the credential of a Tomcat user with the manager-script role.