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So, I have created a new webapp in $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/dean

In that directory I have:
dean.htm
WEB-INF
WEB-INF/web.xml
WEB-INF/classes
WEB-INF/classes/MyDean.class

I can view dean.htm correctly, but I can't seem to get my "MyDean.class" to execute. Everytime I try to go to my servlet at http://snaghosting.com:8080/dean/MyDean I get the error:



Here is what my web.xml



Any ideas?? This is driving me nuts.
[ December 27, 2006: Message edited by: Bear Bibeault ]
 
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As this is not Tomcat-specific, I've moved it to the Servlets forum.
 
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Perhaps this entry in the JSP FAQ may help?
 
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You can usually get away without packaging servlets.
It's never a good idea but I don't think that's the problem here.

Can you post two more things?
1.) The full path to your app.
You've posted from WEB-INF down but where is your app residing on your machine?

2.) The URL you're using when trying to hit this servlet.
 
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Ben,

I'm confused... I thought I put all of that stuff in my post.

The application resides in $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/dean

$CATALINA_HOME is /usr/local/tomcat

The URL I'm using to reach the servlet is:

http://snaghosting.com:8080/dean/MyDean
 
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Place your servlet in a package, use that package name in the servlet declaration in web.xml and place the compile class under WEB-INF\classes accordingly.

All Java classes used in servlets should be in packages - it will save you lots of grief to just do it that way.

Bill
 
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Also, if I do try to package it, I get the same error... I've tried to package it under org.cleancode.MyDean and adjust the web.xml file accordingly, but it still says it's not available.
 
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Originally posted by William Brogden:
Place your servlet in a package, use that package name in the servlet declaration in web.xml and place the compile class under WEB-INF\classes accordingly.

All Java classes used in servlets should be in packages - it will save you lots of grief to just do it that way.

Bill



So at the top of my MyDean.java file I should have something like:

package org.cleancode;

Right? Then when I compile, should I specify the -d option to javac to point to the WEB-INF/classes directory? Or just move the MyDean.class file to the WEB-INF/classes directory??

The former doesn't work, haven't tried the latter yet...
 
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Just tried the latter, that gives me the same result. Not Available.

So, it all currently looks like this:

$CATALINA_HOME = /usr/local/tomcat
Under that I have: webapps/dean
Under that I have:

dean.htm
WEB-INF/
WEB-INF/web.xml
WEB-INF/classes
WEB-INF/classes/MyDean.class
WEB-INF/classes/org
WEB-INF/classes/org/cleancode
WEB-INF/classes/org/cleancode/MyDean.class

My web.xml file looks like this:



Any more suggestions?
 
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http://snaghosting.com:8080/dean/MyDean



Is this up on a hosted server?
If so, the first thing I would do is put a simple html page in the 'dean' directory and see I can hit it.


Also, for the record, I agree with William and others here.
There is never a good reason not to package a Java class.
In a serlvet app, there are particular cases where you can get away with it and cases where you can't.
It's a complete waste of your brain's CPU cycles to try to learn when you can and can't.
Just package everything.
That being said, I don't think packaging is the problem in this case.
 
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Originally posted by Ben Souther:


Is this up on a hosted server?
If so, the first thing I would do is put a simple html page in the 'dean' directory and see I can hit it.


Also, for the record, I agree with William and others here.
There is never a good reason not to package a Java class.
In a serlvet app, there are particular cases where you can get away with it and cases where you can't.
It's a complete waste of your brain's CPU cycles to try to learn when you can and can't.
Just package everything.
That being said, I don't think packaging is the problem in this case.



Yes, it's on a hosted server. You should be able to get to it with no problem. I have the dean.htm file in that webapp that you can see by going to:

http://snaghosting.com:8080/dean/dean.htm

It shows fine. However, The servlet still isn't available. Here is my servlet code:



I compiled it in the directory of /usr/local/tomcat/webapps/WEB-INF/classes with:

javac -classpath /usr/local/tomcat/common/lib/servlet-api.jar -d . MyDean.java

Am I doing something wrong?
[ December 28, 2006: Message edited by: Dean Jones ]
 
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Your directory structure (under WEB-INF) has to match your package structure.
For instance if my servlet were in package us.souther, then its class file would need to be under WEB-INF/classes/us/souther.

Your references to that class file in your deployment descriptor (web.xml) will also need to be fully qualified.
<servlet-class>us.souther.MyServlet</servlet-class>

Also, you've only implemented the doPost method.
You'll need to implement the doGet method if you want to access it directly from a hyperlink or by typing the address into your browser's window.
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Originally posted by Ben Souther:
Your directory structure (under WEB-INF) has to match your package structure.
For instance if my servlet were in package us.souther, then its class file would need to be under WEB-INF/classes/us/souther.

Your references to that class file in your deployment descriptor (web.xml) will also need to be fully qualified.
<servlet-class>us.souther.MyServlet</servlet-class>

Also, you've only implemented the doPost method.
You'll need to implement the doGet method if you want to access it directly from a hyperlink or by typing the address into your browser's window.

[ December 28, 2006: Message edited by: Ben Souther ]



I believe the directory structure is correct:

WEB-INF/
WEB-INF/web.xml
WEB-INF/classes
WEB-INF/classes/org
WEB-INF/classes/org/cleancode
WEB-INF/classes/org/cleancode/MyDean.class

Yes?

Right now I'm trying to only post stuff to my servlet from dean.htm. However, it says servlet is not available no matter if I implement a doGet or not...
 
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I compiled it in the directory of /usr/local/tomcat/webapps/WEB-INF/classes...

I'm not really familiar with Tomcat, but shouldn't there be a "/dean/" somewhere in there? Or are you deploying the compiled classes into a path that does have "/dean/" in it?
 
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Originally posted by Paul Clapham:
I'm not really familiar with Tomcat, but shouldn't there be a "/dean/" somewhere in there? Or are you deploying the compiled classes into a path that does have "/dean/" in it?



Look at my original post. dean is in webapps. So it looks like this:

Everything is in /usr/local/tomcat/webapps

dean/
dean/dean.htm
dean/WEB-INF
dean/WEB-INF/web.xml
dean/WEB-INF/classes
dean/WEB-INF/classes/org
dean/WEB-INF/classes/org/cleancode
dean/WEB-INF/classes/org/cleancode/MyDean.class

So, yes, there is a "/dean/" in there. It's under the webapps directory. I was just considering that this was given since my first post. Sorry.
 
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What does your web.xml file look like now?
 
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Originally posted by Ben Souther:
What does your web.xml file look like now?



 
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If you want to test pre-compiled and configured app, I have some war files on my site.
http://simple.souther.us
Look for SimpleServlet.

Just drop the war file in your webapps directory and alter the link on my site to point to your host instead of localhost:8080.

If that works, you might want to compare what's in there with what you're writing to see what might be different.
 
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So you can't see anything that looks off?
 
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Ok, It seems I get a new error when trying to access the servlet for the first time. However, when I refresh or try to access the servlet again, it goes back to the "Not available" error...

 
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class MyDean extends HttpServlet {




Should be:

public class MyDean extends HttpServlet {

 
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It seems like Tomcat can't find the HttpServlet class??

 
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Ben,

Yes! You're right. How freakin blind was I?!

Going from C++ to Java. I'm bound for more screw ups like that!

Thanks Ben. Works now.
 
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