Problem running simple Servlet on Tomcat

[Idris Pathan]

I am having problems trying to get a simple servlet to run on Tomcat6.0 on WinXP
I am seeing the following error

SEVERE: Error starting static Resources
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Document base C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 6.0\webapps\webapps\MyFristApp does not exist or is not a readable directory
at org.apache.naming.resources.FileDirContext.setDocBase(FileDirContext.java:141)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.resourcesStart(StandardContext.java:3941)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4112)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1014)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:719)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1014)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:448)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:710)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:552)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:288)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:413)
16-Feb-2007 22:48:59 org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start


My set up is as follows

C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 6.0\webapps\MyFristApp
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 6.0\webapps\MyFristApp\Images
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 6.0\webapps\MyFristApp\META-INF
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 6.0\webapps\MyFristApp\WEB-INF\classes
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 6.0\webapps\MyFristApp\WEB-INF\lib
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 6.0\webapps\MyFristApp\WEB-INF\web.xml

In my server.xml file I have added the following

<Context path="/MyFirstApp" docBase="MyFirstApp" crossContext="true" debug="0" reloadable="true" trusted="false"></Context>


any one know whey I am seeing the error

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Document base C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 6.0\webapps\webapps\MyFristApp does not exist or is not a readable directory.


Thanks in advance for any help.

[ February 16, 2007: Message edited by: IdrisK ]

[ February 16, 2007: Message edited by: IdrisK ]
[ February 16, 2007: Message edited by: Bear Bibeault ]

[Bear Bibeault]

If you check the message carefully:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Document base C:\Program Files\
Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 6.0\webapps\webapps\MyFristApp does
not exist or is not a readable directory

you will see that the path specified does not match your setup.

How are you addressing the servlet such that there's an extra webapps in there?

Also, check your spelling of "First".
[ February 16, 2007: Message edited by: Bear Bibeault ]

[Idris Pathan]

Thanks for the reply Bear Bibeault,

Yes changed my setup to
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 6.0\webapps\webapps\MyFirstApp
so that it is the same as my Context path in server.xml

Context path="/MyFirstApp" docBase="MyFirstApp" crossContext="true" debug="0" reloadable="true" trusted="false"></Context>



But still getting the error

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Document base C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 6.0\webapps\webapps\MyFristApp does not exist or is not a readable directory.

I am not sure where this path is coming from, I have checked the server.xml
The web.xml is as follows.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE web-app
PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web Application 2.2//EN"
"http://java.sun.com/j2ee/dtds/web-app_2_2.dtd">

<web-app>
<servlet>
<servlet-name>

</servlet-name>
<servlet-class>

</servlet-class>
<init-param>
<param-name>
Log
</param-name>
<param-value>
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 6.0\bin
</param-value>
</init-param>
<param-name>
Path
</param-name>
<param-value>
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 6.0\webapps\MyFristApp
</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>
Port
</param-name>
<param-value>
1998
</param-value>
</init-param>

</servlet>
<servlet>
<servlet-name>

</servlet-name>

</servlet-class>
<init-param>
<param-name>
Log
</param-name>
<param-value>
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 6.0\webapps\MyFirstApp\Logs
</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>
Path
</param-name>
<param-value>
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 6.0\webapps\MyFirstApp
</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>
Port
</param-name>
<param-value>
2001
</param-value>
</init-param>
</servlet>
<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>

</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>
/patcher.html
</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>
<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>
Manager
</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>
/Manager.html
</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>
</web-app>


Any ideas as to where its picking this path up from?
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 6.0\webapps\webapps\MyFristApp
[ February 16, 2007: Message edited by: Idris Pathan ]

[Micky Danese]

Check your server.xml file (tomcathome/conf/server.xml)
is there a <context> element with a reference to the problem directory?
yes : remove it.

[Santiago Carrillo]

In Eclipse: Just go to the server that you have configured , right click -> Add and Remove: and then remove all the not used projects or the ones that you have deleted before, the error should not come anymore !

[Bear Bibeault]

Who's said eclipse was being used?