> I am trying to get Solr installed in Tomcat, and having trouble.
> When I start up tomcat, I get in the Tomcat log: > > > INFO: Deploying web application archive solr.war > May 29, 2013 3:59:40 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start > SEVERE: Error filterStart > May 29, 2013 3:59:40 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start > SEVERE: Context [/solr] startup failed due to previous errors > I've tried to google for advice on this -- mostly what I found was > suggestions for how to turn up logging to get more info In a cruel twist of fate, it is actually logging changes that are preventing Solr from starting. The required steps for deploying 4.3 changed. I will update the wiki page about tomcat when I'm not on a train. See this page for additional instructions, specifically the section about deploying on containers other than jetty: http://wiki.apache.org/solr/SolrLogging Thanks, Shawn