I feel kinda silly now :) I am sorry you had taken time out of your schedule to help me here. And I thank you for your efforts!
What had happened was, I recieved a compressed file from another developer, I uncompressed the file and dropped it into place. I added the web.xml after. What I didn't notice was the fact that the directories were set with the wrong mode (no execute at all), I am believing that the compressed file was created on windows, so that may have caused this issue. Sigh, a lesson learned, and paid for by two. Thank you once again John for your time. As a side note: there was no log, and no error, the page didnt resolve (page not found) because the context didnt load. Luc -----Original Message----- From: John Turner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 1:11 PM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Re: Loading context I was just asking. So, you: - created a directory called webapps/portal - created a directory called webapps/portal/WEB-INF - created a file called webapps/portal/WEB-INF/web.xml - put some JSP in webapps/portal With all of the above, you cannot resolve http://www.host.com/portal/some.jsp? What's the error message? What does the log say? Are you sure you have the right host name? I just did exactly the above (I used a different directory name) on a 4.1.12 instance of Tomcat (old dev box) and it worked perfectly. John On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 12:57:01 -0400, Luc Foisy <[EMAIL PROTECTED] magic.com> wrote: > > I am checking with the manager to see if the context is there, and I am > trying to hit that page > How else would you suppose I should test this, its there or not isnt it? > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Turner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 12:54 PM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Re: Loading context > > > > As far as I know. As I said, if this isn't working, and you have > verified this (how are you testing it, anyways?), then you should file a > bug. > > John > > On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 12:48:47 -0400, Luc Foisy <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > magic.com> wrote: > >> Any subdirectory within the Application Base directory that appears to >> be an unpacked web application (that is, it contains a /WEB-INF/web.xml >> file) will receive an automatically generated Context element, even if >> this directory is not mentioned in the conf/server.xml file. This >> generated Context entry will be configured according to the properties >> set in any DefaultContext element nested in this Host element. The >> context path for this deployed Context will be a slash character ("/") >> followed by the directory name, unless the directory name is ROOT, in >> which case the context path will be an empty string (""). >> >> This is now all true, missed that /WEB-INF/web.xml initially, but now I >> have that ( a basic one, but there ) >> I do not have to do anything further correct? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Luc Foisy Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 12:35 PM >> To: Tomcat Users List >> Subject: RE: Loading context >> >> >> I put a web.xml file in there, still not autodeploying >> The autodeploy is something that runs in the background, correct? Should >> just be able to drop it down, and away it goes when it hits that deploy >> cycle? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: John Turner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 12:31 PM >> To: Tomcat Users List >> Subject: Re: Loading context >> >> >> >> No, that is the whole point of auto-deploy...you can deploy when Tomcat >> is running. There are various ways to do this, as outlined in the docs, >> not to mention the Tomcat manager application. >> >> As I read the docs, if you have a directory within appBase that has a >> valid directory structure (WEB-INF, WEB-INF/web.xml, etc.) then that >> Context will be available to Tomcat without restarting. >> >> If I'm wrong, someone please correct me. If I'm right, and it isn't >> working (but "isn't working" is verified), then you should file a bug. >> >> Lately, I've been using WAR files, and they deploy just fine without >> restarting Tomcat. YMMV. >> >> John >> >> On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 12:26:39 -0400, Luc Foisy <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> magic.com> wrote: >> >>> Ok. >>> When I restart the tomcat server, it will deploy an empty directory >>> And it will deploy contexts that do not have a web.xml file >>> >>> Is this a definate need for the autodeploy function to work? >>> I know my version of tomcat has the autodeploy, since it has its value >>> set in conf/server.xml, so that can't be it >>> Does there need to be an entry for this new context in the server.xml >>> for the autodeploy function to work? >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: John Turner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 12:17 PM >>> To: Tomcat Users List >>> Subject: Re: Loading context >>> >>> >>> >>> There should be one, as explained in the docs. >>> >>> John >>> >>> >>> On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 12:03:42 -0400, Luc Foisy <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> magic.com> wrote: >>> >>>> no >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: John Turner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 11:55 AM >>>> To: Tomcat Users List >>>> Subject: Re: Loading context >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> There's no web.xml file? >>>> >>>> John >>>> >>>> On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:40:29 -0400, Luc Foisy <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> magic.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I created a directory in webapps >>>>> webapps/portal >>>>> This directory contains some jsp's >>>>> There is also webapp/portal/WEB-INF directory ( empty ) >>>>> All files and directories in this "context" are owned by the tomcat >>>>> user ( same as the other contexts this tomcat server is running ) >>>>> >>>>> Should that work or not? >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: John Turner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 11:36 AM >>>>> To: Tomcat Users List >>>>> Subject: Re: Loading context >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> What do you mean, exactly, by "I placed a context directory into >>>>> webapps". You just created the directory? Is there a valid >>>>> structure there (WEB-INF, etc)? >>>>> >>>>> John >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:23:13 -0400, Luc Foisy <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> magic.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> autodeploy=true ( the default ) >>>>>> I placed a context directory into webapps and it is not >>>>>> autodeploying >>>>>> Does it only auto deploy if the context is packed as .war? >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: John Turner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 11:04 AM >>>>>> To: Tomcat Users List >>>>>> Subject: Re: Loading context >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> See Auto Deploy: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-4.1- >>>>>> doc/config/host.html#Automatic%20Application%20Deployment >>>>>> >>>>>> John >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 10:58:41 -0400, Luc Foisy <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> magic.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> How would I go about loading a new context so that it is live, >>>>>>> without restarting the tomcat server? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: tomcat-user- >>>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
