How do I implement a web application under TOmcat 5

[celia05es]

Hello,
I have installed Tomcat 5 under solaris and it works fine.
I want to create under <install_dir>/<webapps> my own application: <MyAppl> with the WEB-INF (classes, web.xml, lib) directories. I don't know how to do it. I have read the TOmcat documentation but I still don't know what to do.
I know I just can't create the directories and files like that. Could someone tell me the steps I have to follow?
Thank you
Elisabeth

 

[siberian]

For the easy way to handle it download Eclipse IDE and the Tomcat plugin, it will build it all really nicely for you.

Otherwise yea, you do it by hand.

 

[celia05es]

I'd rather do it manually. Could you tell me if the following procedure is the correct one:
- Create somewhere the structure: Myapp
|
---- classes
|
----- lib
|
--- web.xml
The classes and lib directories are empty
The web.xml is almost empty.
- Then I use the JAVA jar command: jar cvf Myapp.war Myapp
- I copy the Myapp.war file under the TOMCAT webapps directory.
- I restart tomcat.... and the war file should have been expanded!!!

By the way, if it does not work, is there a way in TOmcat 5, to see the errors with the "startup.sh" command?

 

[siberian]

I have

WEB-INF
|-classes
|-src
|-lib

Your war file workflow is correct.