apache friends xampp tomcat - how to add new directory to webapps folder

Question

I am new to tomcat and want to create a java webapp. I have downloaded and installed XAMPP Windows 1.8.0. There is a folder C:\\xampp\\tomcat\\webapps\\examples and within it I have a file test.jsp and when I access it through the following URL it works.

http://localhost/examples/test.jsp

I have created another folder in the webapps directory "C:\\xampp\\tomcat\\webapps\\myapplication" and within it is the same file test.jsp but when I access it through the following URL

http://localhost/myapplication/test.jsp

The error below occurs:

Object not found!

The requested URL was not found on this server. If you entered the URL manually please check your spelling and try again.

If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster.

Error 404

localhost
Apache/2.4.2 (Win32) OpenSSL/1.0.1c PHP/5.4.4

Are there are configurations I have to make to add a new folder to tomcat?

Answer 1

I too had this same issue and at last found why it happend

I was running Xampp Apache and tomcat before. After that I stopped that services (thought so, but something is not good)

But it had an impact. That is the reason why it couldn't load these.

I just restarted the system. I can see the tomcat manager page and everything works fine. Its just simple.

Do a restart! And start only the tomcat service

Answer 2

localhost is host for apache web server, you need to enter this type of address:-

localhost:8080/examples/test.jsp

Apache runs on http://localhost/ and Tomcat runs in http://localhost:8080/