That doesn't work for me. The "ErrorDocument 503" declaration in httpd.conf only works when Tomcat is completely down, not when a single webapp is stopped or reloading. As long as Tomcat is running, you'll get Tomcat's error pages. And, you can't override this in Tomcat's conf/web.xml, only in each webapp's web.xml, which makes it impossible to customize the 503 page. :-(
(I've tested all this with Tomcat 5.5, Apache web server 2.0, JK 1.2. Maybe it's different with Tomcat 6 or Apache 2.2.) -- Len On 5/18/07, Tim Lucia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> -----Original Message----- > From: Abdul Qayyum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 3:54 AM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Re: displaying customized error page in tomcat 5.5.12 > > You are right Tim, > How I came to know about this might explain why ! > > I changed my war file to ROOT.war as this is situation in our website's > tomcat. > Now when I go to localhost:8080/ my application is displayed properly > something like localhost:8080/eApp gives the custom 404 page I designed > and > placed in newly renamed ROOT folder. > > But When I am trying to reload my root using manager/html and at the same > time trying to access localhost:8080/, tomcat do not show custom page > rather > it sends a blank page. > > So, is apache web server is the only option left for me ?? > can virtual hosting be used here ?? I don't know. I use ErrorDocument 503 /maintenance.html ErrorDocument 404 /404.html in my httpd.conf and httpd sends the custom error page for me. Maybe someone else can offer you a different solution. Tim > > Thanks and Regards: > Quayum Sagri > > > On 5/17/07, Tim Lucia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 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] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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