Not able to execute a sample jsp file

Hi,
I have placed a simple jsp file(test.jsp) within webapp/check/test.jsp.
And, I tried to run it from the browser as:
http://localhost:8080/check

I was not able to see the link to the jsp file. I had correctly set the environment variables(java_home and path). Can anybody tell me as to why I am not able to execute the code?
Thanks.

What else is in the "check" directory?

Try: http://localhost:8080/check/test.jsp instead of http://localhost:8080/check (without test.jsp).

Hi,
check is the name of the directory under which the jsp file is placed.Thanks.

Originally posted by Padma priya Gururajan:
Hi,
check is the name of the directory under which the jsp file is placed.Thanks.

Do you have a WEB-INF directory?
If not, you need to add one to your checks directory in order for Tomcat to see it as a webapplication.

Originally posted by Padma priya Gururajan:
Hi,
check is the name of the directory under which the jsp file is placed.Thanks.

I know, but Tomcat doesn't automatically find test.jsp in that directory if you only specify the name of the directory in the URL (.../check instead of .../check/test.jsp).

Hi,
I tried all options like
1) http://localhost:8080/check
2) http://localhost:8080/check/test.jsp
But, I am unable to get the contents of test.jsp. I get the error message saying that "The resource cannot be found"
Can anybody help me?
Thanks.

Hi,
Is it necesary that i should have the entire file as a war file?
With regards,
Padma priya N.G.

Which version of Tomcat are you using? I tested the following with Tomcat 6.0 and it works:

- In the webapps directory create a subdirectory 'check'
- Add a file 'test.jsp' in that subdirectory
- Start Tomcat
- Open a browser and go to http://localhost:8080/check/test.jsp

But it might not work in the same way for all versions of Tomcat, and it may also depend on how Tomcat is configured.

Normally you should have a proper webapplication with a WEB-INF directory and a web.xml deployment descriptor; it doesn't necessarily have to be packaged in a WAR file.
[ September 03, 2007: Message edited by: Jesper Young ]

Hi Jesper,
I am using Tomcat 5.5. In which version did you try? Why do such compatability issues arise?

Thanks.

Hi Jesper,
Is it necessary to change the version to 6.0 or can i make it right in 5.5?
Thanks.

Hi,
I have re-installed Tomcat 5.0 to Tomcat 6.0. I have set the following environment variables. JAVA_HOME=C:\j2sdk1.4.0_02\bin and path=C:\j2sdk1.4.0_02

I have a folder called check under webapps and and a file called test.jsp under check.I tried creating a folder called WEB-INF and put a sample web.xml under it. Still, it does not work.

The error message I get is"The requested resource (/check/test.jsp) is not available".

Thanks in advance.

Tomcat 6.0 requires Java 5 or newer. So if you are using Java 1.4 then Tomcat 6.0 will not work. Are you really using Tomcat 6.0 and Java 1.4?

Yes. I am using Tomcat 6.0 and java 1.4. Is it necessary to change the version of java to 5.0 now?
Thanks.

Yes,
Tomcat 6 requires J2SE 5 JRE.
http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-6.0-doc/setup.html
[ September 04, 2007: Message edited by: Ben Souther ]

I'm surprised that it is even possible to start Tomcat 6.0 with Java 1.4 without getting errors about missing classes.

Hi,
By J2SE 5 JRE, are you talking about jdk 1.5 version?
Thanks.

You should use a Java runtime environment (JRE) for Java 5 or newer (currently the newest version is Java 6). So JDK 5 is OK.

Hi Jesper,
I shall try and let you know.
Thanks.

hi Padma,

you can use this tutorial for
Configuring & Using Apache Tomcat 6

Hi,
I placed the file under webapps/root/check and it runs well.
Thanks.

I am facing the same problem. I have tomcat 5.5, is tomcat 5.5 don't support any other directory rather then ROOT???

Originally posted by Damodar Mukherjee:
I am facing the same problem. I have tomcat 5.5, is tomcat 5.5 don't support any other directory rather then ROOT???

Damodar Mukherjee,
First this isn't the same problem.
Second, please don't hijack other people's threads.
Start a new thread with your topic.

I am really sorry Ben