当我们使用Intellij idea在Tomcat上部署项目时,Intellij idea会给每个项目创建一个Tomcat“实例”,Tomcat“实例”有自己的工作目录(包括conf、logs、work目录),彼此共享Tomcat的代码(Tomcat安装路径)。
故,当想查看某项目的Tomcat的access log(或其他日志),应去它的Tomcat“实例”的logs目录下查找。
Tomcat“实例”路径是CATALINA_BASE,项目启动时在Intellij idea控制台会输出。(同时也会输出CATALINA_HOME变量,它表示Tomcat安装目录)
【官方解释】 --关于CATALINA_BASE和CATALINA_HOME
Throughout the docs, you’ll notice there are numerous references to CATALINA_HOME. This represents the root of your Tomcat installation. When we say, “This information can be found in your CATALINA_HOME/README.txt file” we mean to look at the README.txt file at the root of your Tomcat install. Optionally, Tomcat may be configured for multiple instances by defining CATALINA_BASE for each instance. If multiple instances are not configured, CATALINA_BASE is the same as CATALINA_HOME.