Deploy Servlet/JSP Programs to the Tomcat Server
1. Log on to a Windows computer in the department lab using your own windows account
2. Create a new folder on your M: drive, which is your home directory under Windows. For example, "M:\tomcat_deployment"
3. Create a folder under the "M:\tomcat_deplyment" folder, using your login ID as the folder name, e.g.
"ychen" or "siucs-07"
4. Create a folder "WEB-INF" under the "M:\tomcat_deployment\your_login_ID" folder
(replacing the "your_login_ID" part with your real login ID, such as "ychen" or "siucs-07")
5. Create a folder "classes" under the "M:\tomcat_deployment\your_login_ID\WEB-INF" folder
6. Copy the jsp files you want to submit to the "M:\tomcat_deployment\your_login_ID" folder
Copy all the servlet class files to M:\tomcat_deployment\your_login_ID\WEB-INF\classes" folder
Download and copy the build.xml (for Lindegren 18 Lab) (for Faner 2102 Lab or TA offices) file to the "M:\tomcat_deployment" folder.
7. You also need to write a "web.xml" file for your servelet. A sample file is available here (web.xml).
You just need change the name of servlet in the sample, "test", to the name of your own servlet. Or, you can create a mimimal web.xml file with the following contents (remember to change the name of servlet to yours):
<web-app>
<servlet>
<servlet-name>test</servlet-name>
<servlet-class>test</servlet-class>
</servlet>
<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>test</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>/test</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>
</web-app>
8. Then copy the newly created "web.xml" file to the "M:\tomcat_deployment\your_login_ID\WEB-INF"
folder
9. After completion of all the steps above, you will have the following directory and file structure on your drive
M:
"M:\tomcat_deployment\"
"M:\tomcat_deployment\your_login_ID\"
"M:\tomcat_deployment\your_login_ID\all_my_ jsp_files"
"M:\tomcat_deployment\build.xml"
"M:\tomcat_deployment\your_login_ID\WEB-INF\"
"M:\tomcat_deployment\your_login_ID\WEB-INF\web.xml"
"M:\tomcat_deployment\your_login_ID\WEB-INF\classes\"
"M:\tomcat_deployment\your_login_ID\WEB-INF\classes\all_my_servelet_class_files"
10. Then run command "ant -buildfile build.xml -Dwebapp=your_login_ID"
to deploy your servlet to the departmental Tomcat server (http://lab.cs.siu.edu:8080).
You will see it is running the deployment. When it is finished, it will tell you whether it is successful or not.
11. Then, you can run your deployed progam by typing "http://lab.cs.siu.edu:8080/your_login_ID/jspfilename_or_servlet_name.
For example:
Servlet: http://lab.cs.siu.edu:8080/ychen/test
JSP: http://lab.cs.siu.edu:8080/ychen/hello.jsp
