Several things with iPlanet 4.1...
1. Don't even think about running the administator in IE- use Netscape ;-)
2. You got to direct it to use a JDK rather than a JRE (Globals under admin
server)
3. Set up the classpath (under Servlets | Configure JVM) and make sure your
bean is on it- doesn't need to be in the servlet directory
4. There is a horrific bug in that the JSPs are never recompiled even if the
server is restarted- you need to stop the server, vape the cache, and
restart- this will do it for NT
net stop https-enbaw929
del d:\iPlanet\https-enbaw929\ClassCache\*.* /s /q
del d:\iPlanet\https-enbaw929\logs\*.* /s /q
net start https-enbaw929
Regards, Paul
-----Original Message-----
From: Pedro Meza [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 12 May 2000 16:38
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Answer Re: Q. How to config iPlanet 4.1 for Servlet-style
2.2 webapplications?
I am evaluating iPlanet 4.1. I have read through much documentation and
through the news groups but have not found the answer.
I keep getting a error of class not found for a bean I am referencing in a
JSP. Where or how do I need to setup the bean. Does the bean go in the
servlet directory ??? Am I suppose to add it to the list of servlets in the
Admin ???
Thanks,
Pedro
U S West Web Master
(303) 624-1545
Drew Cox wrote:
> Well, I guess not too many people are using iPlanet 4.1 with Servlets
> 2.2 yet, as I didn't get many responses to my post. Anyways, I think I
> have sorted out how to setup Servlet 2.2 web apps in iPlanet, so I
> thought I would share it with the list.
>
> Notes:
>
> * iPlanet 4.1 does not seem to read the WEB-INF/web.xml file to
> configure the web app. You will have to duplicate it's settings in a
> number of config files. If you are listening Sun/Netscape, please fix
> this first! I don't think you can *really* claim Servlet 2.2 compliance
> without it. Also, iPlanet does work with .war archives.
>
> * Don't use the HTML admin interface to do any of his. It's fine for
> setting up independant servlets and their mappings, but will break a web
> application because it doesn't yet know about contexts.
>
> * Always read the docs online at the iPlanet web site. They appear to
> be a little more up to date than those you get with the software (thanks
> Jesse). Try http://docs.iplanet.com/docs/manuals/enterprise.html#41
>
> Steps
>
> 1) To create a web application, edit the contexts.properties file and
> add the following lines:
>
> # Web app name
> context.mercury.name=mercury
> # Virutal path mapping
> context.mercury.uri=/mercury
> # Where it actually lives
> context.mercury.docRoot=/u01/docs/mercury/webapp
> # Optional context initialisation parameters
> context.mercury.initArgs=JDBC_DRIVER=oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver
> # Optional context-wide classpath
>
context.mercury.classpath=/u01/docs/mercury/webapp/WEB-INF/classes:/u01/docs
/mercury/webapp/WEB-INF/lib/classes111.jar
>
> 2) Edit the servelets.properties and register your servlets with the
> following lines:
>
> # Map the name (CommandServlet) to the class
> servlet.CommandServlet.code=com.epredix.webapp.CommandServlet
> # Specify the parent servlet context (aka web app) it is in
> servlet.CommandServlet.context=mercury
> # Optional servlet initialisation parameters
> servlet.CommandServlet.initArgs=appName=Customer,appLoad=2
>
> 3) Edit the rules.properties and specify the virtual path mappings for
> your servlets:
>
> # Context-relative virtual path for registered servlet
> /actions=CommandServlet
>
> And that's it. Simple really, except you won't find the above
> instructions together anywhere in the iPlanet docs. I have also noticed
> some minor irregularities between web apps in Tomcat 3.1 (which we use
> for development) and iPlanet, like not finding classes using
> Class.getResource(). Strange, given that iPlanet actually uses bits of
> Tomcat for its Servlet and JSP support.
>
> Regards
>
> Drew Cox
> ePredix
>
> Drew Cox wrote:
> >
> > We are currently evaluating iPlanet Web Server 4.1 for it's JSP and
Servlet support. This iPlanet web site proudly boasts Servlet 2.2 and JSP
1.1 support, so I was hopeful.
> >
> > However, I am finding it difficult to configure the server to host
Servlet 2.2 style web applications - with the standard WEB-INF directory
structure and web.xml config file.
> >
> > First off, the HTML based admin app for iPlanet has zero knowledge of
web apps or servlet contexts. The amount of available information is small
and spread very thinly, but it appears as if this *could* be done in the
contexts.properties file. I have experimented quite a bit but it doesn't
appear to be happening.
> >
> > If someone out there can provide any info, or even better, provide a
snips from there contexts.properties, servlets.properties and
rules.properties files where they have setup a working web application, I
would be most appreciative.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Drew Cox
> > ePredix
> >
> >
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