Context.xml to be defined within a Java web application, under src/main/webapp/META-INF. This defines the database connection using JDBC within Tomcat. Defining this within the context.xml will configure the container, and allow the Java web app to connect via JNDI. This can also be included in the Tomcat server.xml, keeping configuration outsid…

context.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE project>
<Context>
    <Resource name="jdbc/web"
              auth="Container"
              type="javax.sql.DataSource"
              factory="org.apache.tomcat.jdbc.pool.DataSourceFactory"
              testWhileIdle="true"
              testOnBorrow="true"
              testOnReturn="false"
              validationQuery="SELECT 1"
              timeBetweenEvictionRunsMillis="30000"
              maxActive="15"
              maxIdle="10"
              minIdle="5"
              removeAbandonedTimeout="60"
              removeAbandoned="false"
              logAbandoned="true"
              minEvictableIdleTimeMillis="30000"
              jdbcInterceptors="org.apache.tomcat.jdbc.pool.interceptor.ConnectionState;org.apache.tomcat.jdbc.pool.interceptor.StatementFinalizer"
              username="root"
              password="password"
              driverClassName="com.mysql.jdbc.Driver"
              url="jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/book-admin"/>
</Context>