That will work, but only if the root (/) context is available and running. This may or may not solve some or all of your problem(s).
Tim > -----Original Message----- > From: Abdul Qayyum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 12:08 PM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Re: displaying customized error page in tomcat 5.5.12 > > Hi Tim, > Thanks for that explanation. > We are not using any web server, so, I cannot configure in httpd file. > > I resolved the problem using the same <error-page> tag. I have placed my > custom error page in webapps/ROOT directory. > > Thanks for your support. > > On 5/17/07, Tim Lucia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Abdul Qayyum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 2:01 AM > > > To: Tomcat Users List > > > Subject: Re: displaying customized error page in tomcat 5.5.12 > > > > > > Hi Tim Lucia, > > > > > > >>I'm guessing you can add a global error-page to Tomcat's > conf/web.xml, > > > but > > > > > > >>then it would apply to all apps on the server. This may or may not > > work > > > for > > > >>you. > > > > > > This is my target. If my tomcat recieves a context which is not in my > > > tomcat, it should send customised page. > > > And this is applicable to all the apps on server. What can be the > reason > > > for > > > it, not working for me? > > > > I don't know. I've never tried it. You'll have to give specific > reasons > > why it's not working, including configuration files as appropriate. I > did > > this via httpd. > > > > > Please Let me know WHAT IS FRONTING with httpd. please give me any > > links > > > if > > > you have for that. > > > how to front my tomcat with httpd. Also I do not have any file named > > > httpd.conf in my tomcat. > > > > I meant using Apache's httpd web server in front of Tomcat, connecting > the > > two via mod_jk or mod_proxy. See > > http://tomcat.apache.org/connectors-doc/reference/apache.html for more > > ideas. In this case, I do send a custom 404 from httpd, regardless of > > whether it was local or came from Tomcat. > > > > Tim > > > > > > > > Thank you very much. > > > > > > On 5/16/07, Tim Lucia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > In order for the custom error page to be used, the application must > be > > > > deployed. I.e., Tomcat can give a custom 404 for > > > > /mycontext/badpagerequested.jsp but if there is no context > > "/mycontext" > > > > because the app is not (yet) deployed, Tomcat cannot know about your > > > > custom > > > > error page. > > > > > > > > I'm guessing you can add a global error-page to Tomcat's > conf/web.xml, > > > but > > > > then it would apply to all apps on the server. This may or may not > > work > > > > for > > > > you. > > > > > > > > > > > > If you have fronted Tomcat with httpd, you might be able to use custom > > > error > > > > pages there instead. JK will send a 503 if the application is not > > > > currently > > > > available. > > > > > > > > Tim > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Abdul Qayyum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 6:27 AM > > > > > To: users@tomcat.apache.org > > > > > Subject: displaying customized error page in tomcat 5.5.12 > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > I found that while we are updating our application, the > application > > > is > > > > > not > > > > > known to tomcat, untill it is completed. So tomcat sends 503 > > > > > page as resource not found. I want to know is virtual hosting is > the > > > > right > > > > > way to deal with this issue.? Or can this be done using customised > > > error > > > > > pages. > > > > > > > > > > Is it possible to customise the 503 / 404 page, so that, for any > > > > resource > > > > > not found issue, tomcat displays the customised page. That is if > the > > > web > > > > > application is not presents in tomcats web apps directory, tomcat > > > should > > > > > display this customised error page. > > > > > > > > > > I found that usually custom error pages are written for a > specific > > > web > > > > > application. If some error occurs in that web application, the > > error > > > > page > > > > > is displayed using that web applications web.xml. > > > > > > > > > > I want to extend it to whole tomcat. > > > > > I have added the following code in tomcat5.5.12/conf/web.xml after > > > > > welcome file list tab > > > > > > > > > > <error-page> > > > > > <error-code>404</error-code> > > > > > <location>/error404.html</location> > > > > > </error-page> > > > > > > > > > > Now when I try for a resource that is not available in my tomcat, > > the > > > > > result is a blank page instead of 404/- default page or my > > customised > > > > > error404.html. That means the code worked fine but the > error404.html > > > is > > > > > not > > > > > found at the right place. I have tried to paste the simple html > file > > > > that > > > > > many different folders like in tomcat home itself, then in webapps, > > > > server, > > > > > server/webapps/, server/webapps/manager, etc. But the it always > > > returns > > > > > blank page. > > > > > > > > > > For simplicity I have used single line to display the error page. > > the > > > > > code in error404.html is as follows: > > > > > <html> > > > > > <title> 404 resource not found </title> > > > > > <body> > > > > > > > > > > This is 404 error page > > > > > > > > > > </body> > > > > > > > > > > </html> > > > > > Can any one please tell where am I going wrong. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > > > To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]