Hi all, I have two questions here ---
I want to use some tool to configure database connection for some
java web application.
1. what exactly does a "data source" mean ? It is not for a particular database, is it some logic name for various applications ? Can I let different web applications share a same "data source" ?
2. about connection pooling. After I specify the "data source", I am asked to specify the driver, url, and connection pooling. So, it seems this connection pooling option is ONLY for this data source. In other words, it is ONLY for the applications using this data source, is that right ? If I have some other application that access the same database but if they choose not to use connection pool, then these application do not have connection pooling feature EVEN they access the same database. Is that right ?
thanks.