Metawerx Support - How do I deploy my application on Tomcat?

If using a WAR file, see How do I deploy my WAR file on Tomcat?

Deploying an application

• For new applications, you can use the existing ROOT folder we create for you as a sample.
• If you are deploying an existing application, identify the Application Root, which is the folder that has a subfolder named WEB-INF
• Upload your application to /private-cgi-bin/tomcat, either as the ROOT application, or with a new name. If done correctly, the file /private-cgi-bin/tomcat/<yourAppName>/WEB-INF/web.xml will exist.
• The structure should look something like this:

/private-cgi-bin
    /tomcat                           (your webapps folder, the same as <jakarta>/webapps on a standard Tomcat installation)
        /YourApplication              (your application, eg: /ROOT for your main website)
            /WEB-INF
                web.xml               (this *must* exist)
                /classes              (classes go here)
                    someclass.class
                /lib                  (jars go here)
                    somejar.jar
            /images
                somepicture.jpg
            index.jsp                 (your welcome-file, first page of your site)
            somefile.jsp

• Tomcat will automatically deploy the application using it's autoDeploy feature
• If the application does not automatically deploy, try deploying it manually. See deploying an application with the Tomcat Manager and Troubleshooting application deployment on Tomcat
• After making changes to class or jar files, you will need to reload the application. This can be done by changing your web.xml file (so that the date is updated), or by using the Tomcat Manager
• To undeploy your application, use the Tomcat Manager
• To deploy an application as the ROOT application for your site, undeploy any existing ROOT application using the Tomcat Manager, and upload your application as /private-cgi-bin/tomcat/ROOT

See Also

• How do I deploy my WAR file on Tomcat?
• Deploying an application with the Tomcat Manager
• Troubleshooting application deployment on Tomcat

I have a problem in tomcat manger pls help me ........ I have put my project in webapps folder ....I get my project name in tomcat manager but when i click my project it doesnot show the JSP and Html pages(Around 6jsp and 2 html r inside) ........When i access through url its working.Pls help

--Anand, 13-Feb-2007

Hi Anand,

When you access by clicking the application in Tomcat, what URL shows in the URL bar? When you enter the URL manually, what URL are you entering?

--NealeRudd, 14-Feb-2007