Why I can't run a TomCat sample? (webpage is not found)

[Wellington Carvalho]

I tried to open the Hello World app from tomcat menu:

../apache-tomcat-7.0.11/webapps/examples/servlets/index.html

but it is pointing to a source that does not exist (really does not exist on the filesystem)..

So, am I suppose to compile something before run that example? Or what?

I'm on windows xp, with tomcat 7.

[Wellington Carvalho]

I see some html files in the path:

C:\Documents and Settings\tombrito\My Documents\Downloads\apache-tomcat-7.0.11\webapps\examples\servlets

..but there are java code on them. Do I need the Java SDK to use TomCat? Or it's just with those samples?

I intend to use TomCat for some javascript programs, not Java.

[Ulf Dittmer]

That source code is just for tutorial purposes - they're the examples this web app is all about. The code comes pre-compiled with Tomcat, though, so you don't need to compile anything.

Tomcat's main point is that it's a servlet container (so it can run servlets and JSPs). If you don't intend to use it for those then there's no point in looking at the example web app. In fact, there isn't much of a point in using Tomcat at all - any web server can serve HTML and JavaScript files.

[Wellington Carvalho]

Ulf Dittmer wrote:That source code is just for tutorial purposes - they're the examples this web app is all about. The code comes pre-compiled with Tomcat, though, so you don't need to compile anything.

Tomcat's main point is that it's a servlet container (so it can run servlets and JSPs). If you don't intend to use it for those then there's no point in looking at the example web app. In fact, there isn't much of a point in using Tomcat at all - any web server can serve HTML and JavaScript files.

there are 2 options there: execute and see source

why the execute don't work?

[Ulf Dittmer]

Which URL are you accessing, exactly?

[Wellington Carvalho]

Ulf Dittmer wrote:Which URL are you accessing, exactly?

this:

file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/tombrito/My%20Documents/Downloads/apache-tomcat-7.0.11/webapps/examples/servlets/index.html

The execute option work for you?

I have only the JRE installed, do I need the JDK also? (I'm downloadind the JDK to test..)

[Ulf Dittmer]

You need to use the HTTP URL for the servlets to execute; something like http://localhost:8080/examples/servlets/index.html

[Bear Bibeault]

Again, why Tomcat at all? It's totally unnecessary for serving just HTML. Just use the Apache Web Server -- much simpler.

[Wellington Carvalho]

Bear Bibeault wrote:Again, why Tomcat at all? It's totally unnecessary for serving just HTML. Just use the Apache Web Server -- much simpler.

Good to know. Unfortunately, the tool I'm using asks for TomCat, so I need it.

[Wellington Carvalho]

Ulf Dittmer wrote:You need to use the HTTP URL for the servlets to execute; something like http://localhost:8080/examples/servlets/index.html

cool, it worked! Thanks!

[Bear Bibeault]

What tool is that?