Re: unable to run servlet in Apache Tomcat/5.5.17

From:
Mark Space <markspace@sbcglobal.net>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.programmer
Date:
Sun, 20 Aug 2006 04:50:18 GMT
Message-ID:
<eSRFg.11282$9T3.368@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net>
jagonzal@gmail.com wrote:

crazzybugger wrote:

hi i have a situation where i am not able to run any servlets on
tomcat................. first there is no "classes" folder within the
/webapps/ROOT/ folder............
 so i created one......and added the class files...........however when
i try http://localhost:8080/servlet/servletName i am getting an error
sayin resource not found............i find it very annoying and i tried
moving the class files in and out of the folders but no magic
happens.............
help me :(


Your class should be within "ROOT/WEB-INF/classes"

And you have to add your servlet (with <servlet> and <servlet-mapping>
tags) in your web.xml


Also, one does not normally use the ROOT application. One deploys
separate apps parallel to ROOT, directly under /webapps/ folder. Most
practical guides I've seen say to delete the ROOT folder so it can't be
used as an exploit.

Unless I misunderstand completely what you are trying to do...

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