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Hi all , I am trying to map a user to a jsp page when he tries to enter to a directory of my application using URL. let say my web directory is called school and it has a directory called pages . now I need to map a user to error page when he tries to access to pages directory using URL
something like this:
http;//ip_address/school/pages
I have done this in web.xml but it is not working why!!!:

<servlet>
<servlet-name>myjsp</servlet-name>
<jsp-file>/school/errorPage.jsp</jsp-file>
</servlet>
<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>myjsp</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>/school/pages</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>

but it is not working ,
please tell me if I am wrong and how I correct it , please if you have another idea please tell me
I need it to apply it in my application
thanks

Edited by kvprajapati because: Add [code] tags. Encase your code in: [code] and [/code] tags.
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The problem is that your web.xml mappings and file paths should be relative to the web application (context) root — not to the server filesystem or the context path you type in the browser. was right that the JSP must be inside the deployed webapp directory (for example webapps/school/errorPage.jsp), and was right to point out that you should not include the context name (/school) in the url-pattern. On CentOS the filesystem is case-sensitive, so make sure filenames and paths match exactly. Also check server logs after redeploy; XML errors or deployment failures will show there.

Example of a correct servlet/JSP mapping (placed in WEB-INF/web.xml of the "school" webapp — note the absence of "/school" in patterns and in the jsp-file path):

<servlet>
  <servlet-name>myjsp</servlet-name>
  <jsp-file>/errorPage.jsp</jsp-file>
</servlet>

<servlet-mapping>
  <servlet-name>myjsp</servlet-name>
  <url-pattern>/pages/*</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>

Use /pages/* to catch requests to /pages, /pages/ and any sub-paths. After editing web.xml, redeploy or restart the app so the container picks up the changes.

If you only need to handle a browser request that targets the directory (not files inside it), an easier approach is to add a simple index.jsp inside the pages folder that forwards or redirects to your error page (this avoids servlet mapping complexity). Example (put as pages/index.jsp):

<% response.sendRedirect(request.getContextPath() + "/errorPage.jsp"); %>

Troubleshooting checklist: confirm web.xml is in WEB-INF and well-formed; verify the JSP is in the deployed WAR (not just your source tree); check file name case; check file permissions and SELinux if CentOS is enforcing; watch container logs for deployment or mapping errors.

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File errorPage.jsp must be placed inside school folder in the root of your website.

root\
         |
         \school\
                  |
                  | errorPage.jsp
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Member Avatar for alsoumhi

I have done what you have said but still doesn't work although I save configuration after modification of web.xml

I would tell that my server is running on Centons , is it the problem ?
pleasse I need help with this

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What is the name of your web application? If it's school, then trying removing /school from the URL pattern. It should work. Also, specify the location of all your resources wrt the web app root i.e. exclude the `school' directory.

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