Servlet example - error 404: how to resolve? (what is wrong?)

[Julia Shreiber]

Hi all,
I'm new here and can't find the answer.
I move my application from Tomcat 4 to Tomcat 6. My servlets work fine in Tomcat 4 and doesn't work in Tomcat 6 (of corse, I compiled it with new Java version, and most classes work fine).

The servlets make me problem structure is very similar to ChatServlet example that is configured in web.xml as following:

<servlet>
<servlet-name>ChatServlet</servlet-name>
<servlet-class>chat.ChatServlet</servlet-class>
</servlet>
.......
<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>ChatServlet</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>/jsp/chat/chat</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>

When I try to run it, it gives me 404 error:

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http://localhost/examples/servlets/servlet/chat.ChatServlet

HTTP Status 404 -
type Status report
description The requested resource () is not available.
--------------

The simple examples like http://localhost/examples/servlets/servlet/HelloWorldExample etc run well.

Please help! I'm some days and can't understand what is wrong: link, configuration or my had.

Thanks in advance!

[Bear Bibeault]

You set up a mapping for the servlet, and then you didn't use it. So of course it's not going to work.

[Abimaran Kugathasan]

Are you trying to access the servlet named as ChatServlet? If so, what should be your url to invoke that servlet? Check it!

[Ram Narayan.M]

Hit it using the URL you have set "/jsp/chat/chat"... This URL refers to the servlet with the name "ChatServlet"... Meanwhile, Please use correct names for URL Paths...Since you are using servlets, use prefix names "servlet" in url...

[Bear Bibeault]

Ram Narayan.M wrote:Since you are using servlets, use prefix names "servlet" in url...

No, don't. That's an old-fashioned habit left over from the days of the Invoker and is a poor practice. The URL should not specify implementation details.

On the other hand, the prefix "jsp" is just as bad, if not worse.

[Bear Bibeault]

Ram Narayan.M wrote:Hit it using the URL you have set "/jsp/chat/chat"...

That will only work if the app is deployed as the ROOT application. In general it must be prefixed with the context path.

[Julia Shreiber]

Bear Bibeault wrote:You set up a mapping for the servlet, and then you didn't use it. So of course it's not going to work.

Exactly. I guess I don't know how to use it, this is the question

Ram Narayan.M wrote:Hit it using the URL you have set "/jsp/chat/chat"... This URL refers to the servlet with the name "ChatServlet"... Meanwhile, Please use correct names for URL Paths...Since you are using servlets, use prefix names "servlet" in url...

Do you mean to use link http://10.0.0.8:8080/examples/servlets/servlet/jsp/chat/chat/ChatServlet ? I tried, it gives the same result.

Bear Bibeault wrote:That will only work if the app is deployed as the ROOT application. In general it must be prefixed with the context path.

It is deployed in Tomcat\webapps\ezface-prod\WEB-INF - it is example of Apache. Other servlets deployed in the same place but more simple work fine.

I guess the problem is in using. I can't find example how to call this servlet. I tried to use it similar to simple examples like HelloWorldExample but something is wrong in my call.

http://localhost/examples/servlets/servlet/HelloWorldExample - works
http://localhost/examples/servlets/servlet/chat.ChatServlet - doesn't

How to call ChatServlet according to my config?

I understand that my question is stupid but I can't find the answer!

[Michael Houlo]

i guess your url should be :
jsp/chat/chat
not
/jsp/chat/chat/ChatServlet

[Julia Shreiber]

Michael Leahcim wrote:i guess your url should be :
jsp/chat/chat
not
/jsp/chat/chat/ChatServlet

Thanks I tried it yesterday... and also now again...

HTTP Status 404 - /examples/servlets/servlet/jsp/chat/chat/
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type Status report
message /examples/servlets/servlet/jsp/chat/chat/
description The requested resource (/examples/servlets/servlet/jsp/chat/chat/) is not available.

[Pravin Shirke]

Hi Julia,
you should try using what Michael has suggested.
try this

http://localhost/[Context Path]/jsp/chat/chat

hope this helps.

[Pravin Shirke]

Hi Julia,
you should try using what Michael has suggested.
try this

http://localhost/[Context Path]/jsp/chat/chat

hope this helps.

[Julia Shreiber]

pravin shirke wrote:Hi Julia,
you should try using what Michael has suggested.
try this

http://localhost/[Context Path]/jsp/chat/chat

hope this helps.

Thank you, great! It helps

This one worked:

http://localhost/examples/jsp/chat/chat

Thanks and thanks and thanks again!

[Michael Houlo]

That's cool, you can mark it as resolved then

[Julia Shreiber]

Michael,
I don't see "Resolved" button here... Is it already marked?