Deploying a Struts application through WebSphere

Deploying a Struts application through WebSphere

We are trying to deploy a Struts application that is working in Tomcat into WebSphere. I am creating a .war file and attempting to deploy through the WebSphere tools. What do I need to know and what additional config files do I need for this to work?

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Most of the difficulty encountered when trying to migrate a Struts application to WebSphere occurs within the idiosyncrasies of the Struts-config files. However, there are a number of tools and applications available to ease the pain. The following links should provide all of the information you need:

http://jakarta.apache.org/struts/userGuide/installation-was352-x.html
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/techjournal/0302_fung/fung.html
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/downloads/struts_tools.html

This was first published in December 2003