What is your appBase defined as in <Host>? In what directory is your WEB-INF located? $CATALINA_HOME/webapps or $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/foo/bar?
I'm guessing your WEB-INF is located in $CATALINA_HOME/webapps[/WEB-INF/], and that your appBase is probably "webapps". When you access http://localhost:8080/foo/bar/index.jsp, there is no specific <Context> matching this, so Tomcat defaults to using the webapps context [$CATALINA_HOME/webapps/], in which WEB-INF is probably located [$CATALINA_HOME/webapps/WEB-INF/]. The proper classes/libs are then able to be loaded without any problems, and the index.jsp is found two directories down from $CATALINA_HOME/webapps in $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/foo/bar/, as the URI suggests. In the case of a request to http://localhost:8080/bar/index.jsp, there happens to be a <Context> defined matching the URI "/bar"; however, you've given this a context of "foo/bar", which has the absolute path $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/foo/bar/ [again, assuming your appBase has been set to "webapps"]. So, Tomcat is going to then look for WEB-INF inside the context you've told it describes this web application, i.e. $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/foo/bar/WEB-INF/. I believe this is the problem, though I may be incorrect. Christopher Garrett III Inixoma, Incorporated ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 3:03 PM Subject: classpath error when changing context My web app is up and running, but when I added a context definition (<Context.../>) for it suddenly the jsp compiler can't find the classes in WEB-INF/classes. What gives? My jsp files are in a subdirectory of the web app, like such: $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/foo/bar/index.jsp. I added an xml file to the web apps directory to add the context definition so instead of hitting url http://localhost:8080/foo/bar/index.jsp I could just hit http://localhost:8080/bar/index.jsp. The context definition is like: <Context path="/bar" docBase="foo/bar" reloadable="false"/> But when I use that new url, the compiler complains about not being able to find the classes (in WEB-INF/classes). If I hit the original url, it works fine. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
