Create a new middleware application

Use these panels to install a new middleware application.

To view this administrative console page, click Applications > Install new middleware application.

Select the application type

Specifies the type of application that you are adding.

Select from the following application types:

Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) applications
PHP Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) applications
Unmanaged Web applications
WebSphere® Application Server Community Edition applications

Upload the application archive

Specifies the full path of the application that you want to add.

You can choose to upload the application archive from the local file system or a remote file system. The fields that you must specify vary depending on the application type that you are installing.

PHP application fields:
Full path: Specifies the path of the archive file. The types that you can specify are zip, tar, tar.gz, tar.tgz and jar.
Setup script: The setup script runs during the application installation. The setup scripts can include commands such as setting file permissions and creating or deleting directories.
Cleanup script: The cleanup script runs when you uninstall the application. The cleanup scripts can include commands such as changing file permissions and creating or deleting directories.

WebSphere Application Server Community Edition application fields:
Application archive: The local or remote location of the application archive file. The types that you can specify are .car, .ear , .jar, .rar, or .war.
External deployment plan: The local or remote location of the deployment plan.

Define the general properties

Specify the name, edition, and an edition description of the application you want to add.

The name field cannot contain the following characters: # \ / , : ; " * ? < > | = + & % ' . The name cannot begin with a period (.) or a space. A space does not generate an error, but leading and trailing spaces are automatically deleted.

Map application to deployment targets

Specify the deployment targets for the application. This step appears when you install WebSphere Application Server Community Edition applications.

Map context roots and virtual hosts for Web modules

Specify the location of the virtual host. This step appears when you install WebSphere Application Server Community Edition applications.

Define the deployment options

Specifies the deployment information for the application. This step appears when you install a PHP application.

Module name - Specifies the Web module.
Context root - Specifies the context root of the application.
Virtual host - Virtual host location.
Deployment target - You can filter the type and a list of all available targets. Select Add to move the selection. Choices include none, only clusters or servers, or by name.

Confirm the new application representation

Click Finish to complete the middleware application installation.

File name: middlewareapps_detail_new.html