Adding a Database Context in Tomcat 5.5.x

This seems to be a giant freakin secret. Here's how to make it work:

(don't use the admin app, it doesn't work)

Look up the context using the string "java:comp/env/jdbc/quickstart"

----- server.xml ----
<Host name="localhost" appBase="webapps"
       unpackWARs="true" autoDeploy="true"
       xmlValidation="false" xmlNamespaceAware="false">
  <Context path="/quickstart" docBase="quickstart">
    <Resource name="jdbc/quickstart" scope="Shareable" type="javax.sql.DataSource"/>
    <ResourceParams name="jdbc/quickstart">
        <parameter>
            <name>factory</name>
            <value>org.apache.commons.dbcp.BasicDataSourceFactory</value>
        </parameter>

        <!-- DBCP database connection settings -->
        <parameter>
            <name>url</name>
            <value>jdbc:oracle:thin:@10.112.73.50:1521:EPS</value>
        </parameter>
        <parameter>
            <name>driverClassName</name><value>oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver</value>
        </parameter>
        <parameter>
            <name>username</name>
            <value>scott</value>
        </parameter>
        <parameter>
            <name>password</name>
            <value>tiger</value>
        </parameter>

        <!-- DBCP connection pooling options -->
        <parameter>
            <name>maxWait</name>
            <value>3000</value>
        </parameter>
        <parameter>
            <name>maxIdle</name>
            <value>100</value>
        </parameter>
        <parameter>
            <name>maxActive</name>
            <value>10</value>
        </parameter>
    </ResourceParams>
</Context>
      </Host>



------ web.xml ----
  <resource-ref>
        <description>Connection Pool</description>
        <res-ref-name>jdbc/quickstart</res-ref-name>
        <res-type>javax.sql.Datasource</res-type>
        <res-auth>Container</res-auth>
  </resource-ref>