Upgrading the WebForms Server Web application

About this task

To upgrade the WebForms Server (Java) Web application:

Procedure

  1. Stop the Web application.
  2. Locate the directory in which the Web application is deployed.
  3. In the subdirectory WEB-INF/classes of the Web application root, find the configuration file webforms_conf.xml and back it up to a safe location. Then remove webforms_conf.xml.
  4. Next, locate the directory where the Content Deployer configuration file is located, and back the file webforms_tcdl.xml you find there to a safe location.
  5. If WebForms Server is a standalone Web application, remove the Web application and deploy the WAR file found on the installation CD-ROM as a new Java Web application. Refer to the Installation Manual for details.
  6. Alternatively, if WebForms Server is combined with other software, such as Content Broker, in the same Web application, do the following:
    • From the folder WebForms Server\java\lib on the SDL WebForms 2010 SP1 installation CD-ROM, copy all .jar files to the WEB-INF/lib subdirectory of the Web application. Overwrite any existing files in the destination directory.
    • From the folder WebForms Server\javascript on the SDL WebForms 2010 SP1 installation CD-ROM, copy all files to a location in the deployment directory of the Web application.

    • From the folder WebForms Server\css on the SDL WebForms 2010 SP1 installation CD-ROM, copy all files to a location in the deployment directory of the Web application.

  7. Copy webforms_conf_sample.xml from the folder WebForms Server\config on the installation CD-ROM to the WEB-INF/classes directory. Change the name to webforms_conf.xml.
  8. From the same folder, copy webforms_tcdl.xml to the folder where your Content Deployer configuration file is located. By default, this is the same location as in the previous step.

What to do next

Next, upgrade the WebForms configuration file. See Upgrading the WebForms configuration file.