That would have been good to hear earlier, as I have now killed tomcat somehow. I'll see if I can get tomcat back up, and try your advice.
Steve Spence, KK4HFJ http://arduinotronics.blogspot.com http://www.essnmag.com > -------Original Message------- > From: André Warnier <a...@ice-sa.com> > To: Tomcat Users List <users@tomcat.apache.org> > Subject: Re: configuring tomcat7 with apache 2.2.22 > Sent: Mar 14 '13 16:40 > > so...@essnmag.com wrote: > > Although not a newbie to building websites in html and php, and physical > computing in C/C++, I'm having a dickens of a > > time understanding the documentation of Integrating Tomcat 7 with my > existing Apache 2.2.22 on WinXP (company > > supplied development pc, nothing I can do about that). Can I get a bit of > handholding please? > > > > I'm trying to evaluate a java servlet that requires tomcat. > > > > Actually, if the purpose is purely to evaluate a java servlet, you do not > really need > Apache httpd in front. Tomcat will act as a stand-alone webserver just > fine, and will > provide access to your servlet. > > The simplest under Windows XP : > - from the tomcat website tomcat.apache.org, download tomcat (the "Windows > service > installer" version is easiest in this case). > - install it > - check if the Tomcat service is running. If it is, stop it (for the next > step). > - under the top directory of that installation, find the "webapps" > sub-directory. Copy > your servlet there (if it comes as a .war file) (*). > - start tomcat (the service) > - point your browser at : http://localhost:8080/(name of your servlet) > > and there you go. > > Then once that works, you can think about configuring Apache as a front-end > to tomcat and > try that. > > > (*) if your servlet (actually, I suppose "webapp" would be a better name) > does not come > packaged as a .war file, then : > - unzip or copy it in some new directory, to see what it looks like > - it should be a bunch of files under some top directory (say "myApp") > - copy that whole directory and all its files (including the top directory > "myApp") under > the "webapps" directory of Tomcat, so that you have : > C:\tomcatx.y\webapps\myApp > - start tomcat and proceed like above > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
