Tomcat Default Directory

Question

Hello I'm using Tomcat 4.0 for Win. I'm trying to create a file in my JSP, however no matter how I enter the directory string on where to put the file it will put it into the directory I start tomcat from. C:\apache tomcat 4.0\bin. How do I define I want to put it into the C:\apache tomcat 4.0\webapps\root\videos directory? I've tried using the ..\webapps\root\videos, but no matter what I put it will always put the new file in the bin directoty. Thanks,
Rob

Answer 1

Lets say you have a Web App named "Bull", your directory structure would be ..
<code>
tomcat 4--
webapps
--Bull
or
...(tomcat install directory)\webapps\Bull
</code>
You would put your JSP page in the Bull directory. Lets say that the JSP page is called .. bullpoop.jsp and you put this file into your Bull directory. You would execute tis JSP page by typing;
//If you did not change your port number it will be the default 8080.
http://localhost:8080/Bull/bullpoop.jsp
//If you changed your port to 80 then its just;
http://localhost/Bull/bullpoop.jsp
It is case sensitive, or i have found it to be, so becareful just in case!!! (ok that was a bad joke =P )
IF you want to use classes in a package structure and ONLY use them in the "Bull" webapp then install them into the following;
<code>
tomcat 4--
webapps
Bull
WEB-INF
classes
package hierarchy
or
(tomcat install directory)\webapps\Bull\WEB-INF\classes\(package hierarchy)
</code>
By package Hierarchy i mean the following;
lets say you have a class called "Poop". You package the "Poop" class into the
package bull.stinky;
your directory structure would be;
<code>
bull--
stinky
--Poop.class
or
(tomcat install directory)\webapps\Bull\WEB-INF\classes\bull\stinky\Poop.class
</code>
In your case you want to have a Video in a directory on its own. The following would work.
<code>
tomcat 4--
webapps
Bull
video
or
(tomcat install directory)\webapps\Bull\video\
</code>
You would then reference that directory the following way in your code ..
/Bull/video/myvideo.mpg
If you want to change your port number from 8080 to 80 (if its not already being used. DO the following (Your URL's will look a lot cleaner)
You need to open the server.xml file in the conf directory and that is located here ..
<code>
tomcat 4--
conf
--server.xml
or
...\(tomcat install directory)\conf\server.xml
</code>
Change the port to 80 from 8080
<Connector
className="org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpConnector"
port="8080" ...
... />
I hope that helps.
Here are a coupleof sites that will help.
www.coreservlets.com and www.moreservlets.com
If you have not purchased these books DO IT NOW ! ! ! !! hehe they are excellent!!!!!!!!! They explain in great detail servlets and JSP.
Good luck =)
Oh yah in www.moreservlets.com there is a section on setting up Tomcat 4. www.coreservlets.com has set up for Tomcat 3.2
again GOOD LUCK =)