> I put a package called FTPExplorer.jar under
> /admin/web-inf/lib containing
> the servlet named
> com.company.ftpexplorer.FTPExplorerServlet.class
>
> When calling the servlet with following URL:
> http://localhost:8080/admin/servlet/com.company.ftpexplorer.FT
> PExplorerServl
> et
> the servlet works ok.
>
> I've defined the following <servlet> element on the main
> tomcat web.xml
>
> <servlet>
> <servlet-name>
> controller
> </servlet-name>
> <servlet-class>
> com.company.ftpexplorer.FTPExplorerServlet
> </servlet-class>
> </servlet>
>
> When trying to call the servlet with either URLs:
> http://localhost:8080/controller
> http://localhost:8080/admin/servlet/controller
>
> Tomcat can't find the servlet ( 404 )
>
> What is wrong ?
Creating a servlet name does not create the corresponding
servlet mapping, such as:
<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>
controller
</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>
/controller
</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>
then use http://localhost:8080/controller (if you're in the root
context that is).
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Michael Wentzel
Software Developer
Software As We Think - http://www.aswethink.com
