Hi,

Please delete my first message if it arrived in other than plain text. I
just realized I had not set the "Plain text" flag in Outlook Express.
Should be fine now.

Gordon
----- Original Message -----
From: Gordon Rose
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 2:45 PM
Subject: Configuring Servlet for alternative URL access


Hi,

I'll bet, as a newbie, that this is an easy question.  I just can't figure
it out!

I've installed Tomcat and Apache -- platform is Win32 --working great (I'm
impressed with the speed, by the way.  I'm a very seasoned ASP developer
moving to servlet/JSP development platform in order to move up to
Websphere/WebLogic/Oracle servers).  Also created a new folder called GApp
below Webapps, added appropriate directories, added web.xml file (nothing in
it except required tags) in appropriate location, and then dropped a
HelloWorld.class file containing my first servlet in the WEB-INF\classes
folder. Restarted Tomcat, then Apache, and called the HelloWorld servlet up
just fine using the http://localhost/GApp/servlet/HelloWorld URL. In other
words, it's not as though I haven't been reading and working with the DOCs
<g>.

What I can't seem to figure out is how to configure (and in which file?) in
order to be able to access the HelloWorld servlet using a URL of

http://localhost/GApp/HelloWorld

I know I can do this with JRun (first environment with which I worked).  Is
it even doable in Tomcat?  I have to believe so, and that I've just missed
it somehow.

In a related question, how do I create a URL mapping for a servlet (again,
via what conf file) that is located in a directory other than the
WEB-INF\classes folder (but under the root of the particular web app)?

Thanks much for your help.  I'd be happy to post a brief summary of the
questions I had to answer in order to get the understanding of Tomcat I have
so far -- might help someone else down the road.

Gordon Rose

Gordon


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