Howdy, Start with a clean tomcat 5.0.16 (a stable build, unlike 5.0.14) installation. Pick one distribution, the standard one, not the embedded or deployer one. Each distribution is just one .tar.gz or .zip file. Unpack that distribution, start the server, and connect to it via a browser to make sure all the examples run fine.
Then read the application developer guide that comes with tomcat (http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-5.0-doc/appdev/index.html) and follow the instructions there for developing your first webapp. Yoav Shapira Millennium ChemInformatics >-----Original Message----- >From: Barry Kimelman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 9:34 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Newbie needs help with Tomcat5.0.14 > > > >I recently installed Tomcat version 5.0.14 from a binary distribution >download. > >My system is a laptop running Redhat Linux 9 (kernel release 2.4.20-8). > > > >I "untared" the tomcat tar-file and everything looked OK. > > > >I started the Mozilla browser and was successful in visiting > >http://localhost:8080 > > > >I followed the "instructions" in the sample build.xml file and was > >able to successfully compile my application. I wasn't able to install > >my application from the commandline using "ant". I was able to use the > >Mozilla browser and use the manager webapp to deploy the application. > > > >Why can't I us"ant" from the commandline to deploy/install my > >application ? > > > >It then occurred to me that the other TAR files comprising the > >Tomcat 5.0.14 binary distribution had something to do with my > >problems. I untar'ed those Tarfiles. The contents after I > >untared those files looks something like the structure of a Tomcat5 > >application; they have build.xml files, etc... > >But what do I do with these other 2 structures : > >"deployer" and "embed" ? I tried running ant to install the > >deployer, but with no luck. > > > >Any help would be greatly appreciated. This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business communication, and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
