Configuring Tomcat

[Vishakha Ahuja]

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

[Val Dra]

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

[faisal mahmood]

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

[Vishakha Ahuja]

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).]

[Vishakha Ahuja]

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?

[Val Dra]

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.

 <A HREF="http://127.0.0.1:8080/examples" TARGET=_blank rel="nofollow">http://127.0.0.1:8080/examples</A> 

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Val SCJP
going for SCJD

[Vishakha Ahuja]

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?

[Simon Xu]

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

[Vishakha Ahuja]

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

[Simon Xu]

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

[Vishakha Ahuja]

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

[Carl Trusiak]

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

[Vishakha Ahuja]

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

[Madhav Lakkapragada]

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?
  

Also, could you pl. post the complete path to your
tomcat bin dir.
The only thing I don't know is compatibility of Tomcat 3.1
with JDK1.3. I would assume it is, but would definetly
verify this.
If nothing else works, I would switch to Tomcat 3.2.xxxx.
regds.
- satya

[Vishakha Ahuja]

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

[Madhav Lakkapragada]

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

[Simon Xu]

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

[Val Dra]

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

[Madhav Lakkapragada]

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

[Madhav Lakkapragada]

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

[Vishakha Ahuja]

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 ?

[Madhav Lakkapragada]

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