Web.xml file problem in tomcat

Question

Hi i need help in this... its urgent
currently i just subscribe to a web hosting site and i need to start the private tomcat in the web server..
The followings are the instructions and i have follow them but i do not know how to create a web.xml file to store in the folder indicated for example a HelloServlet that im testing :
To setup servlet, you need to configure servlet into the file web.xml which needs to be placed in /var/www/html/WEB-INF directory.
www root directory or webapps:/var/www/htm
Classes directory located in: /var/www/html/WEB-INF/Classes/
There you will need to upload your Java class file.
Our default url-mapping for servlet is: /servlet/*
To check servlet in your browser: www.mydomain.net/servlet/HelloWorld
Jsp Files - Upload anywhere in /var/www/html
all the above steps are follow except the web.xml file which i suppose to write and store in the folder... but i actually try to write one but i still cannot load my servlet on the webpage... test on standalone tomcat works.
pls help its urgent!!!

Answer 1

first sorry about cross posting the subject. i didnt know i am not suppose to do that. i post in a few forums that are related to my topic. sorry
The tomcat on the web server is of version Private J2EE / Tomcat 4.1.29 and the standalone tomcat i am using is also tomcat 4.1
the web.xml in my standalone server in root/web-inf/ is as follows and it is configure for authentication purposes. It works together with the tomcat-users.xml located on conf directory
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE web-app
PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web Application 2.3//EN"
"http://java.sun.com/j2ee/dtds/web-app_2_3.dtd">
<web-app>
<security-constraint>
<web-resource-collection>
<web-resource-name>
Restricted Area
</web-resource-name>
<url-pattern>/secure/*</url-pattern>
</web-resource-collection>
<auth-constraint>
<role-name>manager</role-name>
<role-name>tomcat</role-name>
</auth-constraint>
</security-constraint>
<login-config>
<auth-method>FORM</auth-method>
<form-login-config>
<form-login-page>/Login.html</form-login-page>
<form-error-page>/Error.html</form-error-page>
</form-login-config>
</login-config>
     <security-role>
     <description>The Secure ROLE</description>
     <role-name>manager</role-name>
          <role-name>tomcat</role-name>
     </security-role>
<security-constraint>
<web-resource-collection>
<web-resource-name>
Restricted Area
</web-resource-name>
<url-pattern>/Customer/*</url-pattern>
</web-resource-collection>
<auth-constraint>
<role-name>customer</role-name>
<role-name>tomcat</role-name>
</auth-constraint>
</security-constraint>
<login-config>
<auth-method>FORM</auth-method>
<form-login-config>
<form-login-page>/Login.html</form-login-page>
<form-error-page>/Error.html</form-error-page>
</form-login-config>
</login-config>
     <security-role>
     <description>The Secure ROLE</description>
     <role-name>customer</role-name>
          <role-name>tomcat</role-name>
     </security-role>
</web-app>
using this web.xml, my stanalone web pages works fine for all servlets and jsp. however if i copy this over to the web server, i still cannot load my servlets and jsp. moreover it doesnt work for authentication purpose anymore. i don't know why too
i have try the codes you write before and it also doesnt work
the problem is i cannot get the support form the web hosting site. This is the link that suppose to teach me but it doesn not tell me how to configure my web.xml
https://www.eroute.net/JSPSupport.htm