Apache Tomcat/4.0.1 - HTTP Status 404

[sri latha]

Hi all,iam new to servlets.while executing the HelloWorldServlet i got the "Requested resource is not aviable."i put the class file in this folder
"C:\Program Files\Apache Tomcat 4.0\webapps\examples\WEB-INF\classes" and the web.xml is in this folder.C:\Program Files\Apache Tomcat 4.0\webapps\examples\WEB-INF.
Thanks in advance,
Chitti.

[Iris Hoekstra]

Can you show us your web.xml? And what url do you type in your browser's address bar to start your servlet?

[Ben Souther]

chitti tnk,
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[ August 02, 2006: Message edited by: Bear Bibeault ]

[sri latha]

this is the web.xml

C:\Program Files\Apache Tomcat 4.0\webapps\examples\WEB-INF

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?> 
  <!DOCTYPE web-app (View Source for full doctype...)> 
- <web-app>
- <servlet>
  <servlet-name>HelloWorldServlet</servlet-name> 
  <servlet-class>HelloWorldServlet</servlet-class> 
  </servlet>
  </web-app>   

http://localhost:8080/HelloWorldServlet

this is the url typed in web browser.

[C Bousfield]

It's been a little while since I used Tomcat, but I think your web.xml is in the wrong location.

Check out this site. Number 2 under 'Test the Server' tells you where to put files, and how to access them.

Hopefully this is helpful!

[Ben Souther]

C Bousfield C Bousfield
Welcome to JavaRanch!

We're pleased to have you here with us in the servlets forum, but there
are a few rules that need to be followed, and one is that proper names are
required. Please take a look at the
JavaRanch Naming Policy and
adjust your display name to match it.

In particular, your display name must be a first and a last name separated by a space character, and must not be obviously fictitious.

You can change it here

[Ben Souther]

chitti tacharla,

First, thank you for fixing your screen name.


You will need to add a servlet mapping to your web.xml in order to call the servlet from a browser.

Search this forum with keyword "servlet-mapping" or "url-pattern" for examples.

[C Bousfield]

Yeah, accidently copied my name twice. Whoops All fixed now.