Configuring Tomcat

Hi,
i have installed Tomcat 3.1 version on Windows 98 and couldn't configure it.
I have following questions
1) is Tomcat compatible with Windows 98?
2) what statement should i include in autoexec.bat file for it to work properly?
3) after successful compilation ( which I hope to achieve) how do I see the results?
thanks

Yes it's compatible
here is how i configured it today
go to start | run and type in sysedit
then find autoexec.bat i added this to it there
you set it up as you have it. good luck.
set TOMCAT_HOME=c:\tomcat
set JAVA_HOME=c:\jdk1.3
set PATH=%PATH%;c:\jdk1.3\bin
set CLASSPATH = .;c:\jdk1.3\bin\;C:\jdk1.3\lib\servlet.jar;c:\myClass;%TOMCAT_HOME%\lib\servlet.jar

To see if tomcat is installed properly open up your browser and type the following url: http://hostname:8080/
After that you will get a webpage with links on it to test sample JSPs and Servlets.
Regards,
Faisal

Hi Val,
I did exactly what you've told. Thank God it worked and I could compile the file. But what next ?
When I type startup at DOS, nothing happens......Cursor blinks and DOS window does not accept any input...When I close it, I get message, "windows cannot shut this program automatically.."
What should I do to view the result?
P.S Whatever Faisal has said is giving 404 error.
[This message has been edited by Vishakha Ahuja (edited March 07, 2001).]

Do I have to make changes to startup.bat in bin directory under tomcat (for win 98)? What is the procedure to view the results in a browser window after compilation?

Did you see a tomcat start it should start loading and display something in the dos window like loading examples stuff
what i did then is when i went to the browser window i typed in this , it should display an examples page but you first must start tomcat.

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Val SCJP
going for SCJD

when i type startup on the DOS screen ( from the bin directory)
i get a message " Bad Command or file name"
I think the startup.dat file is erroneous . How do i fix it?

check if there is startup.bat file in \tomcat\bin folder.
Good luck

I checked that the Tomcat/bin directory has the startup.dat file
please suggest what should i do?

go to Roseanne Zhang page http://members.spree.com/education/javachina/share/tomcathowto.htm
She gave detailed steps for installation of Tomcat
Simon

I performed the steps as in Roseanne's instructions but still the Tomcat server doesn't start.Nothing seems to work
Is there any other way to start this server?
Regards

Originally posted by Vishakha Ahuja:
I checked that the Tomcat/bin directory has the startup.dat file
please suggest what should i do?

This needs to be named startup.bat not startup.dat
You should also have a shutdown.bat file which is what you use to stop the Tomcat Server.
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Hope This Helps

Carl Trusiak

Actually, it was a typo i do have a startup.bat file in the
/bin directory. also i have a shutdown.bat file.
Any other suggesstions please
Thanks for your help

Quite a few things actually to re-verify:

is tools.jar in your classpath?
is java_home and tomcat_home defined properly?
is anyother service running on the port on which tomcat is attempting to start?
is the memory setting on your DOS window high enough?

complete path

compatibility of Tomcat 3.1
with JDK1.3

This is my autoexec.bat file(as advised by Val Dra in this forum).
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set TOMCAT_HOME=c:\tomcat
set JAVA_HOME=c:\jdk1.2.1
set PATH=%PATH%;c:\jdk1.2.1\bin
set CLASSPATH =
.;c:\jdk1.2.1\bin\;C:\jdk1.2.1\lib\servlet.jar;c:\myClass;%TOMCAT_HOME%\lib\servlet.jar
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And this is what my startup.bat file looks like
(unchanged after installation)
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rem @echo off
rem $Id: startup.bat,v 1.7 2000/03/31 19:40:02 craigmcc Exp $
rem Startup batch file for tomcat server.
rem This batch file written and tested under Windows NT
rem Improvements to this file are welcome
if not "%TOMCAT_HOME%" == "" goto start
SET TOMCAT_HOME=.
if exist %TOMCAT_HOME%\bin\tomcat.bat goto start
SET TOMCAT_HOME=..
if exist %TOMCAT_HOME%\bin\tomcat.bat goto start
SET TOMCAT_HOME=
echo Unable to determine the value of TOMCAT_HOME.
goto eof
:start
call %TOMCAT_HOME%\bin\tomcat start %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
:eof
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I don't know about the services on port? How to determine this.
The complete path is C:\tomcat\bin
I have jdk 1.2.1 installed. is that ok?
Thanks

set CLASSPATH =
.;c:\jdk1.2.1\bin\;C:\jdk1.2.1\lib\servlet.jar;c:\myClass;%TOMCAT_HOME%\lib\servlet.jar

After this line in your autoexec.bat, I would add:
set CLASSPATH = %CLASSPATH%;C:\jdk1.2.1\lib\tools.jar
This is a must for tomcat. It has to find this jar
in your classpath.
Let me know what happens. Good Luck.
If tomcat starts, use a(NS) browser and goto the URL http://localhost:8080
and see the examples. Don't worry abt the port I said.
regds.

- satya

this is my autoexec.bat file. It works.
C:\PROGRA~1\QUICKH~1\QHSTRUP.EXE
SET SOUND=C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\CTSND
SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6
SET JAVA_HOME=C:\JDK1.3
SET CLASSPATH=.;C:\JDK1.3\LIB\TOOLS.JAR;C:\JAKARTA-TOMCAT\LIB\SERVLET.JAR;C:\JAKARTA-TOMCAT\JASPER.JAR
SET CLASSPATH=.;C:\JAXP1.0.1\JAXP.JAR;C:\JAXP1.0.1\PARSER.JAR
SET TOMCAT_HOME=C:\JAKARTA-TOMCAT
SET PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\JDK1.3\BIN;C:\JAKARTA-TOMCAT\BIN

you can add them to your classpath these tools.jar but it's not necessary i think because if you look at the startup.bat it automatically add it by itself these jar file to the classpath when it gets invoked. I don't know what to suggest but do you reboot your machine after you set them up ? you have to reboot.
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Val SCJP
going for SCJD

you can add them to your classpath these tools.jar but it's not necessary
Val:
While I cannot point you to the web page, which I read this
from, but somewhere on the Tomcat FAQ I read that sometimes
it would help if we add the tools.jar to the classpath.
I will try and get back on this. Atleast if it works, we can
move forward.
regds.

- satya

Also, if nothing else works, you could update your JDK.
One such discussion is here.
regds.

- satya

I tried everything, but still the same !
Just a thought, when I downloaded the tomcat, it was from release build. Does this have anything to do with it? There were also other download section namely : binaries, source code etc. So, have I downloaded the wrong file ???
If I re-download, which file should I choose ?

Personally, I would try this: http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.2.1/bin/
jakarta-tomcat-3.2.1.zip 12-Dec-2000 14:33 3.0M
This would be my choice of download for MS/win.
regds.

- satya