This is also explained in the WTP Tomcat FAQ: http://wiki.eclipse.org/WTP_Tomcat_FAQ
or specifically: http://wiki.eclipse.org/WTP_Tomcat_FAQ#If_I_start_my_Tomcat_server_and_try_to_display_Tomcat.27s_default_page.2C_why_do_I_see_a_directory_listing_or_404_error_page.3F Cheers, Larry -----Original Message----- From: Ingmar Lötzsch [mailto:iloetz...@asci-systemhaus.de] Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 4:31 AM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Re: Tomcat 6.0 in Eclipse > I downloaded apache-tomcat-6.0.16 and ran the startup.bat. I could see the > page display at http://localhost:8080/ > > Later, I configured the same in eclipse 3.4 and started the tomcat using > eclipse.Eclipse started the tomcat with no exception. > However, when I go to the page at http://localhost:8080/ I see HTTP Status > 404 error. The plugin you use inside Eclipse starts Tomcat with a different configuration including an "empty" ROOT context. If you develop with the WTP plugin, look at <workspace>\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.wst.server.core and than for example \tmp0\conf\server.xml or \tmp0\wtpwebapps Ingmar --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
