Thanks, Ken. I just tried your suggestion and it works fine.
I'm still interested in a slightly more general method. Suppose I wanted to
create my own directory and use it as the base for my servlet experiments.
Can I do this so that a URL like: http:\localhost\jimb\HelloWorld will run
my servlet? If so, how?
In addition to being able to get something up and running quickly, I'm also
interested in learning something from a slightly more complex example.
Thanks!
--Jim
At 03:53 PM 11/26/00 -0800, Ken wrote:
>The simplest way is to just use the existing setup. compile your servlets
>and place them in
>$tomcat-root/examples/web-inf/classes/
>Then you can access them from the /examples URL
>Ken
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jim Bartram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 2:38 PM
>Subject: Need some basic information
>
>
>> (Disclaimer: I've spent hours rummaging in FAQs, Archives, and other
>> documents, and tried countless suggestions gleaned thereby. No luck.)
>>
>> I've successfully installed Tomcat 3.1 and Apache on NT 4.0, and made them
>> work together to the extent that I can use the examples.
>>
>> However, I want to do the following very simple and concrete thing:
>>
>> I have a servlet called "HelloWorld.java", which I have compiled. I would
>> like to run it from my web browser. I would really like to know EXACTLY
>> what to do to be able to do this, short of creating WAR files and
>directory
>> structures. This is a minimalist question -- I simply want to know what is
>> the most lightweight way to play with developing servlets.
>>
>> 1. Where do I put my servlet? Do I need to compile it first?
>> 2. Exactly what lines do I need to add to conf\web.xml?
>> 3. What other configuration tweaks need to be done?
>> 4. How do I run the servlet in the browser (I can access the examples at:
>> http://127.0.0.1/examples/servlets/)
>>
>> IMHO, the documents available need a few concise "recipes" for commonly
>> used scenarios. If I can collect enough information I'll publish what I've
>> learned.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> --Jim Bartram
>>
>>
>>
>
