404 error with new webapp

Apache configuration newbie here..
I've followed the instructions with setting up a JDBC with
jakarta-tomcat 5.

I've created a folder under webapps called DBTest
I've added <Context path="/DBTest" docBase="DBTest" debug="5"
reloadable="true" crossContext="true">......</Context> to server.xml
I've added a web.xml as noted in the doc
Finally, i'll put in a test.jsp into /webapps/DBTest and i get a 404
page not found error!

What gives? Am i doing something wrong? could this be a permission
issue somewhere?

Larry S <dime0000@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Finally, i'll put in a test.jsp into /webapps/DBTest and i get a 404
> page not found error!

Who is giving out 404? Apache or Tomcat? What's in the log files?
Davide

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Well - maybe i'm missing something. The page returned says 'Apache
Tomcat/5.0.16', i thought they were one in the same :)

anyway - the logs say:

INFO: Missing application web.xml, using defaults only
StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/testerapp]
Jan 14, 2004 1:26:08 AM org.apache.commons.digester.Digester
fatalError
SEVERE: Parse Fatal Error at line 2 column 7: The processing
instruction target matching "[xX][mM][lL]" is not allowed.
org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: The processing instruction target
matching "[xX][mM][lL]" is not allowed.
at org.apache.xerces.util.ErrorHandlerWrapper.createS AXParseException(Unknown
Source)
at org.apache.xerces.util.ErrorHandlerWrapper.fatalEr ror(Unknown
Source)
at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLErrorReporter.reportErro r(Unknown
Source)
at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLErrorReporter.reportErro r(Unknown
Source)
at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLScanner.reportFatalError (Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLScanner.scanPIData(Unkno wn Source)
at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerI mpl.scanPIData(Unknown
Source)
at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLScanner.scanPI(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentScannerImpl$Prol ogDispatcher.dispatch(Unknown
Source)
at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerI mpl.scanDocument(Unknown
Source)
at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse (Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.parsers.DTDConfiguration.parse(U nknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XMLParser.parse(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.parse( Unknown Source)
at org.apache.commons.digester.Digester.parse(Digeste r.java:1548)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.applicat ionConfig(ContextConfig.java:302)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.start(Co ntextConfig.java:644)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.lifecycl eEvent(ContextConfig.java:254)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLife cycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:166)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(Sta ndardContext.java:4212)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(Conta inerBase.java:1125)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(Standa rdHost.java:816)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(Conta inerBase.java:1125)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(Stan dardEngine.java:518)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(Sta ndardService.java:519)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(Stan dardServer.java:2343)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalin a.java:581)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Native MethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(De legatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootst rap.java:297)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstr ap.java:398)
Jan 14, 2004 1:26:08 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig
applicationConfig
SEVERE: Parse error in application web.xml
org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: The processing instruction target
matching "[xX][mM][lL]" is not allowed.
at org.apache.xerces.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.parse( Unknown Source)
at org.apache.commons.digester.Digester.parse(Digeste r.java:1548)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.applicat ionConfig(ContextConfig.java:302)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.start(Co ntextConfig.java:644)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.lifecycl eEvent(ContextConfig.java:254)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLife cycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:166)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(Sta ndardContext.java:4212)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(Conta inerBase.java:1125)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(Standa rdHost.java:816)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(Conta inerBase.java:1125)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(Stan dardEngine.java:518)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(Sta ndardService.java:519)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(Stan dardServer.java:2343)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalin a.java:581)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Native MethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(De legatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootst rap.java:297)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstr ap.java:398)
Jan 14, 2004 1:26:08 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig
applicationConfig

Davide Bianchi <davideyeahsure@onlyforfun.net> wrote in message news:<bu1d3k$cfbtk$2@ID-18487.news.uni-berlin.de>...
> Larry S <dime0000@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Finally, i'll put in a test.jsp into /webapps/DBTest and i get a 404
> > page not found error!
>
> Who is giving out 404? Apache or Tomcat? What's in the log files?
> Davide

Hey man - i wanted to thank you for suggesting that i look closer at
those logs.. i did a search on google, and it turns out, it was
because i had spaces and a blank link on the top of my web.xml file! i
can't believe it. is apache seriously that touchy?! i guess so. oh
well


Davide Bianchi <davideyeahsure@onlyforfun.net> wrote in message news:<bu1d3k$cfbtk$2@ID-18487.news.uni-berlin.de>...
> Larry S <dime0000@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Finally, i'll put in a test.jsp into /webapps/DBTest and i get a 404
> > page not found error!
>
> Who is giving out 404? Apache or Tomcat? What's in the log files?
> Davide

Larry S <dime0000@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Well - maybe i'm missing something. The page returned says 'Apache
> Tomcat/5.0.16', i thought they were one in the same :)

No. There is a basic differences: if tomcat says "can't find the file"
the problem is probably located in tomcat config, if Apache says
"can't find the file" the problem is that Apache doesn't know when
to call Tomcat.

> SEVERE: Parse Fatal Error at line 2 column 7: The processing

It looks like the web.xml is fsckd.

Davide

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Larry S <dime0000@yahoo.com> wrote:
> because i had spaces and a blank link on the top of my web.xml file! i
> can't believe it. is apache seriously that touchy?!

XML is a very specific way to put down things. You screw with it, it
won't work.

Davide

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