Issue
When the jar is deployed, it is not reflected until and unless the server is restarted
Environment
- Liferay DXP 7.0
Resolution
Sometimes, the jar is deployed and is not reflecting on the portal until and unless the server is restarted. This might cause the issue as the production environment can't be restarted after each and every deployment. In order to check what is causing the issue, please check if the below property is added in portal-ext.properties or not.
direct.servlet.context.reload=false
By default, the above-mentioned property is enabled i.e. set to "true". It is responsible to refresh the servlet associated with a JSP; when the JSP has been modified.
Therefore, by removing the property direct.servlet.context.reload=false or setting direct.servlet.context.reload=true in portal-ext.properties will resolve the issue, i.e. after each deployment of jar server restart is not required.
Please Note: Once you remove or set the above property to true in portal-ext.properties. You need to restart the server in order to bring the changes.