How Eclipse uses Tomcat

1. When we deployed the project to Tomcat using eclipse, we found that the WebApps directory under Tomcat did not have a project we had created, but when the server was launched through Eclipse, the project actually had access to it.

2. In fact, when using Tomcat, Eclipse did not deploy the project to the Tomcat directory, but instead created a tomcat image in its workspace, and the eclipse-initiated Tomcat was the mirror of his own configuration.

The directory where the eclipse image resides:

Your working space directory \.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.wst.server.core\tmp0

In this directory, we will find a directory structure that is almost identical to the Tomcat installation directory.

　　

Here in eclipse, the Tomcat image configuration file is also standalone, and the project we created is deployed to the Wtpwebapps directory, and the benefit is that Tomcat in Eclipse and our native tomcat can remain independent from each other.

How Eclipse uses Tomcat