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localhost:8080 absent if server is in eclipse [message #214528]

Thu, 29 May 2008 18:03

Vinay

Messages: 36
Registered: July 2009

Member

Hello Group,

If I start my tomcat server in eclipse then the default page

http://localhost:8080/

gives 404 status error on IE and Firefox on my Windows platform. It does
display the newly created web application, which follows the server path

http://localhost:8080/WTP-Tutorial-1/snoop

I am using elcipse J2EE 3.3 version.

However, if I start the server from command line, then the default page
displays on both browsers.

Why do browsers not recognize the server and/or port if the server starts
from eclipse.

Please explain.

Thanks.

nagrik

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Re: localhost:8080 absent if server is in eclipse [message #214552 is a reply to message #214528]

Thu, 29 May 2008 19:29

Larry Isaacs

Messages: 1354
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Nagrik wrote:
> Hello Group,
>
> If I start my tomcat server in eclipse then the default page
> http://localhost:8080/
>
> gives 404 status error on IE and Firefox on my Windows platform. It
> does display the newly created web application, which follows the server
> path
>
> http://localhost:8080/WTP-Tutorial-1/snoop
>
> I am using elcipse J2EE 3.3 version.
>
> However, if I start the server from command line, then the default page
> displays on both browsers.
>
> Why do browsers not recognize the server and/or port if the server
> starts from eclipse.
>
> Please explain.
>
> Thanks.
>
> nagrik
>

See this question in the WTP Tomcat FAQ:

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

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