Tomcat Startup.bat

[Deepak Chopra]

Hi Ranchers,

I have just started reading HFSJ, I am on the 3rd chapter, i did everything as per the book but I have a problem
First time when i Run the TomCat : clicked on startup.bat --> a small window open and it PERSISTS.

and this time http://localhost:8080/.. --> It works fine..!!

Then I ran shutdown.bat in order to restart the Tomcat.


Second Time : Clicked on the startup.bat ---> again a small window opened but it disappeared.
When I tried to call http://localhost:8080 ...
It showed me message linke "Connection refuse.."

I tried to shutdown the tomcat and restarted to run it again..but next time also.. startup.bat opened a small window and it disappeared..!!

can any one help me what is the problem and how to solve it?
I am using window Vista..!!

[Sivaraman Lakshmanan]

Hi,
What version of Tomcat are you using? Check if the tomcat is running a service if yes stop it. The startup windows closes because the tomcat may be already running and you are trying to start it again.

Without starting the tomact using startup.bat try to hit the url http://localhost:8080 and see if you are seeing the tomcat home page. If yes then tomcat is already running.

Hope this helps

[Deepak Chopra]

Hi Sivaraman,

Thanks for your reply, But I have solved the problem, Problem was with some configuration.

[Krishna Srinivasan]

HI Sunny,

I would suggest you to install NetBeans and try it. they are bundled with Tomcat, so its very easy to practice. You need not waste more time on configuring the server.

[Bear Bibeault]

Originally posted by Krishna Srinivasan:
I would suggest you to install NetBeans and try it....You need not waste more time on configuring the server.

I disagree. Surrendering control to an IDE is the best way to guarantee that you will never learn anything about Tomcat.

[Ben Souther]

Originally posted by Bear Bibeault:
I disagree. Surrendering control to an IDE is the best way to guarantee that you will never learn anything about Tomcat.

+1
The last thing you should do, if you really want to learn either servlets, JSP, or Tomcat configuration is start out with an IDE that does this stuff (differently) for you.