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From: "David A. Bartmess" <dingodave@edingo.net>
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Subject: Re: Could someone explain why webapps is the root for JSP?
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OK, I just answered PART of my question. I moved the webapps/ROOT/* from
tomcat4/webapps/ROOT to my default virtual host at http://its.home/
(into the root directory), and it worked. So what IS the meaning of the
baseApp parameter in the Service/Connector then? 

ARGHHHH... I've read and read and still feel like a novice... <grin>
Maybe this is what I needed to stir the old brain cells a bit after not
working for 5 months!

On Fri, 2002-05-10 at 08:30, David A. Bartmess wrote:

    Is there a reason why I can't use the root of my website as the JSP
    root? I'd like to use default.jsp as my "welcome" file, but it comes up
    in the browser as the code itself, not the JSP page.
    
    I guess I'm going out to buy a JSP book today, but this is something I
    think belongs more to Tomcat than to JSP. I know in the server.xml it's
    set up to use an appBase of webapps. But the files have to be in the
    ROOT directory under THAT directory. I guess I'm not sure why... I would
    think webapps would be the place for the default.jsp file.
    
    Anyone wanna explain to a newbie?
    
    
    David A. Bartmess
    IT Samaritans
    Helping Non-Profits Achieve Technical Excellence
    Software Configuration Manager / Sr. Software Developer
    eDingo.net

David A. Bartmess
IT Samaritans
Helping Non-Profits Achieve Technical Excellence
Software Configuration Manager / Sr. Software Developer
eDingo.net

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