Can't get Eclipse to work together with Apache Tomcat

[jiser911]

Hi,

I'm already for hours busy trying to let Eclipse communicate with Tomcat but it just doesn't work. I've added the server and everything but when i create a new dynamic web project with a html file and click on "Run on server", a lot of red code appears and I get a 404. When I check the webapps folder nothing is there as well. It's driving me crazy. See underneath the red error messages below. Check underneath for the configuration:

And also, can i just edit a project located in the webapps folder instead of loading it from the workspace environment? So that eclipse automatically loads the projects located in the webapps folder? I was hoping the switch location at the server's properties was able to make that possible.





Sep 05, 2012 8:44:01 PM org.apache.catalina.core.AprLifecycleListener init
INFO: The APR based Apache Tomcat Native library which allows optimal performance in production environments was not found on the java.library.path: C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin;C:\Windows\Sun\Java\bin;C:\Win dows\system32;C:\Windows;C:/Program Files/Java/jre7/bin/client;C:/Program Files/Java/jre7/bin;C:/Program Files/Java/jre7/lib/i386;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\Sys tem32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v 1.0\;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_07\bin;;D:\eclipse;;.
Sep 05, 2012 8:44:01 PM org.apache.tomcat.util.digester.SetPropertiesRule begin
WARNING: [SetPropertiesRule]{Server/Service/Engine/Host/Context} Setting property 'source' to 'org.eclipse.jst.jee.server:ASDDads' did not find a matching property.
Sep 05, 2012 8:44:02 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol init
INFO: Initializing ProtocolHandler ["http-bio-8080"]
Sep 05, 2012 8:44:02 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol init
INFO: Initializing ProtocolHandler ["ajp-bio-8009"]
Sep 05, 2012 8:44:02 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina load
INFO: Initialization processed in 1528 ms
Sep 05, 2012 8:44:02 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService startInternal
INFO: Starting service Catalina
Sep 05, 2012 8:44:02 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine startInternal
INFO: Starting Servlet Engine: Apache Tomcat/7.0.29
Sep 05, 2012 8:44:04 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext resourcesStart
SEVERE: Error starting static Resources
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Document base C:\Users\Michael\workspace\.metadata\.plugins\org. eclipse.wst.server.core\tmp0\wtpwebapps\ASDDads does not exist or is not a readable directory
at org.apache.naming.resources.FileDirContext.setDocB ase(FileDirContext.java:140)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.resources Start(StandardContext.java:4906)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInte rnal(StandardContext.java:5086)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(Lifec ycleBase.java:150)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild. call(ContainerBase.java:1559)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild. call(ContainerBase.java:1549)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(Unkn own Source)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker( Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run (Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

Sep 05, 2012 8:44:04 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext startInternal
SEVERE: Error in resourceStart()
Sep 05, 2012 8:44:04 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext startInternal
SEVERE: Error getConfigured
Sep 05, 2012 8:44:04 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext startInternal
SEVERE: Context [/ASDDads] startup failed due to previous errors
Sep 05, 2012 8:44:04 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol start
INFO: Starting ProtocolHandler ["http-bio-8080"]
Sep 05, 2012 8:44:04 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol start
INFO: Starting ProtocolHandler ["ajp-bio-8009"]
Sep 05, 2012 8:44:04 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina start
INFO: Server startup in 1864 ms
Sep 05, 2012 8:44:04 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer await
SEVERE: StandardServer.await: create[localhost:8005]:
java.net.BindException: Address already in use: JVM_Bind
at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.bind0(Native Method)
at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.socketBind(Unkno wn Source)
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.bind(Unknown Source)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.bind(Unknown Source)
at java.net.ServerSocket.bind(Unknown Source)
at java.net.ServerSocket.<init>(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.await(Stan dardServer.java:427)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.await(Catalin a.java:757)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalin a.java:703)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknow n Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Un known Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootst rap.java:322)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstr ap.java:451)

Sep 05, 2012 8:44:04 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol pause
INFO: Pausing ProtocolHandler ["http-bio-8080"]
Sep 05, 2012 8:44:05 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol pause
INFO: Pausing ProtocolHandler ["ajp-bio-8009"]
Sep 05, 2012 8:44:06 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService stopInternal
INFO: Stopping service Catalina
Sep 05, 2012 8:44:06 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol stop
INFO: Stopping ProtocolHandler ["http-bio-8080"]
Sep 05, 2012 8:44:07 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol stop
INFO: Stopping ProtocolHandler ["ajp-bio-8009"]
Sep 05, 2012 8:44:08 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol destroy
INFO: Destroying ProtocolHandler ["http-bio-8080"]
Sep 05, 2012 8:44:08 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol destroy
INFO: Destroying ProtocolHandler ["ajp-bio-8009"]

[jiser911]

Finally it works! I followed the instructions over here:

Tutorial: Configuring and Using Apache Tomcat 7 with Eclipse

And added
set JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_07

in both startup.bat and shutdown.bat located in Apache's bin folder. Finally i'm able to work on my project.

These crazy things really make me wanna shout: I love PHP!!!