Webapp shows 404 page after project renaming - java

I have been working on this web application using Eclipse and m2e (maven plugin for Eclipse).
After a while I decide to change the project name in eclipse doing: Right click on project >> refactor >> rename
Following this I see a few errors coming up, mostly to do with classpath configuration & java versions mismatch. I fix them, adding the maven dependencies to the build path, and updating the java versions to be used during compilation & run time.
I rebuild my web app & restart my server (Tomcat in this case). Open my browser to go to my app's root url. And I get a 404 page (everything looks fine in the console btw).
I've been going through my buildpath and classpath config to double check if anything was coming from there but everything seems fine. I'm confused and unsure where to look at.
Thanks in advance

This really depends on your Setup. If you are using the default path, it is (as Kal said) myserver/newappname.
If you are using a url that you have configured in webserver for easier readability like (myapp.myserver.com) you would have to change the redirection in your server from your old appname to the new one.

Actually,
404 HTTP standard response code indicating that the client was able to communicate with the server, but the server could not find what was requested.
1. Check your path with newapplication name.
2. See inside your server, Is there a resource with (newNameApp.war)?
3. As you are using maven, try to build the project and see the log, by which name war is generated, and where the war got placed.

I faced the same situation and simply restarted Eclipse and no more 404 afterward

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vaadin4spring security sample: failed to load widgetset

I am desperately trying to build a little Vaadin project with login secured pages/views. I have found vaadin4spring and thought I could start based on the security sample. However, after importing the project and running it, I am receiving the message (without any changes at the project):
Failed to load the widgetset:
./VAADIN/widgetsets/org.vaadin.spring.samples.security.Widgetset/org.vaadin.spring.samples.security.Widgetset.nocache.js?1424243461387
I have also tried to compile the widgetset manually, which wasn’t possible at the beginning (missing WebContent folder). After converting the project to use WebFacets and adding Dynamic Web Module the compilation was possible. But the widgetset related error message was still the same.
Can anybody help me with this problem? I have the feeling that it is just a little thing I am missing.
I think you have imported the sample somehow wrong, because you are talking about WebContent folder. I bet you are using eclipse (because of WTP related WebContent folder).
Delete the old project from workspace and possible settings files eclipse created
Choose File->Import->Maven->Existing Maven Project
You probably want to make one fresh install before you start to play with the project: from the top level "parent-pom" project, choose with right click: Run as -> Maven install. Get a cup of coffee, the build will take a while.
Enjoy!
To start e.g. the Security sample you seem to have tried, just execute the main method from org.vaadin.spring.samples.security.ApplicationInitializer. In eclipse, right click on the class and choose Run as Java Application and the app will launch with embedded Tomcat at http://localhost:8080/

Why won't basic spring 4 sample run with Eclipse kepler?

I am using the sample project code here that i've downloaded from the following:
http://javahash.com/spring-4-mvc-hello-world-tutorial-full-example/
Direct link here:
http://javahash.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Spring4MVCHelloWorld.zip
I have Eclipse Kepler SR2 (J2EE), Tomcat 7 64-bit, Java 7.
The project does not appear to be a web project, so I add "Dynamic Web Module" version 3.0 and "Java" (version 1.7) to it. I right click, maven install, which appears to run fine. When I try to actually deploy it on tomcat, it does not give any errors in the console, but when the browser window pops up it shows a 404
http://localhost:8080/Spring4MVCHelloWorld/
HTTP Status 404 - /Spring4MVCHelloWorld/
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type Status report
message /Spring4MVCHelloWorld/
description The requested resource is not available.
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Apache Tomcat/6.0.39
That said, how do I get this "basic" example running in eclipse? Anyone able to get this working successfully? It feels like it should be more trivial than the 5 hours I've spent on trying to get this sample code working to no avail.
UPDATE:
Still continues to fail despite using Tomcat 7.0 server.
Download the sample, extract contents to workspace directory.
"Import Existing Project" in Eclipse
Since there is no "Run On Server" option, I right click on the imported project directory and hit "Properties".
I go to "Project Facets" and check 2 things: "Dynamic Web Module" (3.0) and "Java" (1.7) and hit apply then "Ok".
I right click on the project Spring4MVCHelloWorld and click "Maven"->"Update Project". Then I click "Run On Server".
There are no errors in the console, but the web browser that pops up in eclipse shows a HTTP STATUS 404.
I tried going to:
http://localhost:8080/Spring4MVCHelloWord/hello
and the same:
HTTP Status 404 - /Spring4MVCHelloWorld/hello
shows up, but the tomcat shows up as:
Apache Tomcat/7.0.53
Note that this is the 64-bit version. What steps am I missing? How do I get around this silent failing?
Apart from what Dimitri stated, your log seems to indicate that you are using
Apache Tomcat/6.0.39
That version of Tomcat does not support ServletContainerInitializer which your Spring web application depends on for configuration. Upgrade to a Tomcat version 7+.
It seems like the Maven update doesn't work for you (or for me).
First, go into Properties -> Deployment Assembly. You need to get rid of Web Content if it's there and add src/main/webapp (which is a maven convention). You also need to add the Maven Dependencies as shown below.
Finally, and this might not be necessary, delete the web.xml provided to you and re-create it by selecting and right clicking Deployment Descriptor in the Project Explorer and clicking Generate Deployment Descriptor Stub.
Also, make sure your Java Build Path in the Properties has a Java 7+ version of the JRE.
As far as I can see your controller only maps to /hello, which means your URL should be:
http://localhost:8080/Spring4MVCHelloWorld/hello
Another thing that might be interesting to you is that if your having problems with certain project facets (like Dynamic Web Module) not being recognized, you can usually fix them by righ clicking your project, opening the Maven menu and choosing Update Project.

Running dynamic web projects on Eclipse brings up a 404 error in Tomcat 7

I'm not entirely sure why this happens.
Right now I'm able to build the project without running into any issues, and it deploys to the eclipse tomcat server that I have running
So with that kept in mind, the index here is hera.jsp, which I have set in my web.xml file:
to make matters worse it seems like no matter what I try I always get this same error message:
All I can think to include to make this more complete before posting is my build path and the server settings, so here's those as well.
I had similar problem. First of all:
Check if all the sources are copied to tomcat7 webapps, especially hera/WEB-INF/web.xml.
If its not there, try to create dummy folder in your project, e.g. "hera/fix", and in your
"project properties->deployment assembly" add this folder (as a result, "hera/fix -> /" mapping should be created). This worked for me when the eclipse plugin didn't want to copy web.xml.
Check in "project properties->deployment assembly" if all needed libraries are there, if not, add them.
Check why you have problems in src in your eclipse project, as that may interrupt or conflict the dynamic project deployment from eclipse.
Hope it helps.

Trouble configuring existing Tomcat6 and Eclipse

I just got the Eclipse Java EE version and tried to configure Tomcat by going to the Window-->preferences-->Server
But when I went to "runtime environment" and gave it the location of the current tomcat directory, it didn't seem to recognize it and didn't let me go to next screen.
Did I do something wrong? The problem is that there are still the red squigly lines in the import statements of servlet libraries. Is there some correct way to refresh the page so I can ensure that Eclipse indeed does not recognize those libraries still?
I have been experiencing similar problems recently, sometimes even Eclipse not listing Apache Tomcat 6.0 among available servers. The solution was go to eclipse's metadata directory:
your_workspace/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.core.runtime/.settings/
And delete following files:
org.eclipse.wst.server.core.prefs
org.eclipse.jst.server.tomcat.core.prefs
Then restart Eclipse and try again, everything should work.
Hope this helps!
Ensure that you're pointing to the real Tomcat root directory which contains the /bin, /conf, /lib, etc folders, not to a directory which contains just apache-tomcat-7.0.11 or something.
Also pay attention to the error/warning message in top of the wizard, if any, right below the title.

Eclipse keeps running my old web application

OMG - what is going on with Eclipse (3.3 Europa) - has anyone come accross this problem (bearing in mind I have been messing about with uninstalling different Tomat containers and installing others - but anyway thats another story)
When I change a line of code or remove a class within my project - when I come to debug - it actually goes to a line that is commented out and runs that line regardless!!!! e.g.
//System.out.println("you should not be able to read this!");
UPDATE: This can be solved by setting Project -> Build Automatically (see answer below).
REMAINING PROBLEM:
Eclipse is not keeping my hot deploy folder current with the latest changes to my project:
I found out to my horror that some old remenants of my project are 'hanging around' in the folder that I think Eclipse uses for hot deploys or something
C:\myJavaCode.metadata.plugins\org.eclipse.wst.server.core\tmp0\wtpwebapps\myWebApp
basically it is not actually copying accross any changes made in the classes of my working dir!?!??
...anyway - in order to keep my project up to date - I have to modify this folder too - TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE - as you can't develop in this way - it would take you eons! Anyway, if anyone can help explain to me what stupid thing I have done to get me in this mess and how I can get out of this mess - I would really appreciate it.
Have a look at:
Windows>Preferences>Server>Launching...
and:
Project>Build Automatically
maybe you accidentally disabled the auto-deploy features.
I had a similar problem, only without the added complexities of a web app. I'm just running a JUnit test and it's running the old code. I went into Configure Build Path, on the bottom of the Source tab, and looked at Default Output Folder, which said myproject/bin. The Package Explorer doesn't even show a bin folder, but when looking at the file system there's a bin folder there. I deleted the bin folder, refreshed the package explorer tree, and it worked. This behavior was in Helios and occurred with AND without Build Automatically selected...looks like a bug to me.
Dave
A super-silly question: Does all your webproject and related projects compile correctly?
Also check your output folder for classes (Project Properties -> Java Build Path -> Source Tab) then go to your filesystem and check permissions and modification dates.
Hope this will help you.
Probably the easiest way to get past this is to define a new server.
Right-click in the Servers window and select New, or when you do 'Run On Server' select Manually define a new server. You can have multiple servers defined using the same Tomcat runtime (they'll all have separate configs and deployment directories defined by -Dcatalina.base=...), but don't run them at the same time unless you change the ports they're listening on.
The new server will use a path like
<<yourEclipseWorkspace>>\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.wst.server.core\tmp1
for the Tomcat conf and webapps directory.
Try running on this server. If it works, you can compare settings with the old one,
maybe try deleting the app from it and re-deploying, and figure out what you might have done to cause the problem. Or just delete the original server config.
As far as your second problem, I'm not sure. I'd try a new server config first, get it working, stop the server, do a 'Clean' on your project, delete anything in the tmp1\work\Catalina directory, and restart the server (you could remove and add your project to the server again too to be really clean).
Check the console messages too to make sure there were no errors related to this.

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