How do I configure the server deploy directory in eclipse? - eclipse

I have 2 workspaces. I can't configure the server deploy directory in the 2nd workspace.
Eclipse indigo. JBoss server 5.x.
The deploy directory is D:\Development2\projects2.metadata.plugins\org.jboss.ide.eclipse.as.core\JBoss_EAP_5.x_Runtime_Server1324558380698\deploy
I want it to be D:\Development\jboss-eap-5.1\jboss-as\server\default\deploy as it is for the server in the 1st workspace.
I have tried every preference and property related to this server, and I can't change it. I'm all for editing an .xml file, I just can't find the one that has this information.
Any ideas?

When you doubleclick the server name, the window that opens has TWO TABS. Look at THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW. This information is changed in that window.
Sorry for the noise. Hope this helps someone as dense as I am.

I got this option in readonly mode.
So before making any change you have to undeploy/remove deployebles from jboss and then you can modify deployment directory operation

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Eclipse modifies server.xml each time run the project (Run-->Run on Server)

I'm using Tomcat 7 on Eclipse Juno. I use workspace metadata as server location (Please see my tomcat configurations below).
Also I got a Server project in eclipse [please see the image below] with separate server.xml and other configuration files.
Normally it works fine. The issue came across after I changed the server.xml (in eclipse project) for SSL configurations.
Configurations are working fine. But each time I run the project (Run-->Run on Server) server.xml get modified to the default version. My customized SSL changes are missing.
Also I tried to change server.xml in tomcat installation location (C:\apache-tomcat-7.0.35\conf), but it didn't pick from eclipse.
Can anyone please help me on this?
Thanks
In {workspace}/Servers you will find a folder for every Tomcat configuration, containing several configuration files, including the server.xml. There you then can edit the file directly.
To get changes taken into account restart Eclipse. That is imho better than removing and adding the configuration back all the time. Tested using Eclipse Mars and Tomcat 7.
(the solution is from: Eclipse with tomcat - eclipse modifies server.xml)
I found an applicable solution but not a perfect one.
What I have done is;
1.Changed server.xml file in installation location (In my case C:\apache-tomcat-7.0.35\conf)
2.Remove tomcat server from eclipse server panel (please see the image below)
3.Create a new server in eclipse server panel.
4.Then Server project will be generated new server.xml with my customized changes.
5.The trick is, initially eclipse picks server.xml from installation location when create a new server in panel.
Thanks
Make sure you are editing the files right beneath the tomcat server folder, not the ones beneath the config folder. Check the attached screenshot for the files I'm referring to.
I had this problem too, and the solution worked (I don't have enough reputation points to vote up the answer).
On a similar note, I had to make configuration changes to a port number and that also required me to delete and re-add my tomcat instance from STS (spring tool suite).
On Eclipse, double click on Server to view properties.
check "publish module contexts to separate XML files", and save it.
Run Tomcat server.
Eclipse will be create conf/[enginename]/[hostname]/[appname].xml without touching server.xml
Make sure that the path in the server.xml is same as in the Web project Settings.
To see the Web Project Settings: Right click on the project >> Properties >> Web Project Settings.
Always give the project path over here. The path in server.xml will automatically updated.
Clean Tomcat Work Directory & Republish the project.

Eclipse JBoss Plugin has wrong PATH to JBoss Home Dir

Basically, I installed the JBoss plugin, then moved my JBoss install directory and changed my Windows environment variable to the new, correct path. However, Eclipse seems to still have the old path so every time I try to run the server it can't find it. How can I change this URL? Should I just reinstall? I'm sure there's a simple answer!
Thanks for your time.
Cheers,
Lindsay
You can adjust eclipse variables by going to window->preferences and then type in the filter "classpath" or "variables" or both. Then go to the classpath variables and you should be able to see and change the eclipse JBOSS_HOME.
EDIT : If your JBoss runtime does not use the workspace settings, you can change the properties of your server runtime by selecting it in the servers view and Alt-Enter for a properties view where you can adjust the server location by clicking the Switch Location button. You can also double-click on the server for the big properties view in the editor.

Server configuration is missing in Eclipse

Im using Eclipse Galileo, and have configured it for Apache Tomcat . I have added Apache Tomcat 6.0 to Windows->Server->Runtime Environments, with the following settings:
Tomcat Installation Directory - C:\apache-tomcat-6.0.24\apache-tomcat-6.0.24
JRE - Workbench Default JRE (This points to C:\Program Files\Java\jre6)
Now, I create a Dynamic Web Project, and add a JSP file to it. But, when I run the project I get the following error:
The Tomcat server configuration at \Servers\Tomcat v6.0 Server at localhost-config is missing. Check the server for errors.
Any way to fix this?
Probably, you have some problems with your server's configuration.
Follow these steps to remove and create a new one, it might help you.
In Eclipse
1. Window -> Show view -> Servers (If you cannot see it, you might need to choose Others -> Server)
2. From Server view -> Delete the server which has problems.
3. Right click -> New -> Server : to create a new one
In my case, after new server was created, I get rid of this "localhost-config is missing"
I faced the same problem once. THe reason for this is that even though the server is available, the config files are missing. You can see the server at Windows -> Show view -> Servers. Their configuration files can be seen at Project Explorer -> Servers. For some reason this second mentioned config files were missing.
I simply deleted the existing server and created a new one with this the config files were also created and the problem was solved!
Similar solution is given at here by Emertana EM
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/juli/logging/LogFactory
In Eclipse Neo
1. Window -> Show view -> Servers
2. Right click on server -> choose Properties
3. From General Tab -> Switch Location
As Yoni already mentioned, you probably deleted the project named "Servers" from your Project Explorer. If config files for the server still present on a file system, the quickest way to restore it will be Right Click in Project Explorer->Import->General->Existing Projects into Workspace, then select the root dir where Servers dir located, set checkbox near "Servers" and finally click Finish. If everything works as expected, you should see the 'Servers' project added to the Project Explorer view and your old config files will be there. Finally, save the tomcat configuration which you had open. You can startup your Tomcat server without errors now.
From project explorer ,just make sure that Servers is not closed
You need to define the server instance in the Servers view.
In the box at the right bottom, press the Servers tab and add the server there. You by the way don't necessarily need to add it through global IDE preferences. It will be automagically added when you define it in Servers view. The preference you've modified just defines default locations, not the whole server instance itself. If you for instance upgrade/move the server, you can change the physical location there.
Once defining the server in the Servers view, you need to add the newly created server instance to the project through its Server and Targeted runtime preference.
If you're not too attached to your current workspace you can create a new workspace, follow BalusC's steps for server creation, and recreate your project in the new workspace.
I got the same error after installing Eclipse Java EE IDE for Web Developers(Juno) but using the workspace of a much older Eclipse installation. When I created a new workspace I was able to get my Tomcat server running without this error.
Did you, by any chance, deleted stuff from your workspace, or moved it around?
When you create a server for the first time, either globally or through the project's "run on server" settings, Eclipse creates a project in the Servers view, as BalusC pointed out. Eclipse stores this server inside your workspace, in a project called Servers. The project needs to be open for tomcat to run.
(If you want, you can store the server settings elsewher. You can right click and open the server instance from the Servers view and configure various parameters and locations)
This happens when Eclipse shuts down incorrectly - delete the server and then re-create it again.
Remove the server from IDE and install again to it.
In my case, the server list was empty for Apache in "Run Configurations" when I opened
Run > Run Configurations
I fixed this by creating a server in the Servers Panel as in other answers:
Window -> Show view -> Servers
Right click -> New -> Server : to create a new one
this worked for me
In the Server's tab in Eclipse, Stop the Tomcat server
Right-click the server and select "Clean..."
Right-click the server again and select "Clean Tomcat Work Directory..."
In the Eclipse, select the top-level menu option, Project > Clean ...
Be sure your project is selected and click Ok
Restart Eclipse
4th Step is most important.
Go to Servers remove the existing server by clicking delete.
Click the blue link to launch the server.
Set a new runtime environment.
Close the Eclipse and launch it again.
Boom it works!

Stop Eclipse restarting my web app on file save

I'm creating a JSF/Facelets web app in Eclipse. I've configured my project to use a Tomcat (6.0) server that is started/stopped by Eclipse.
Whenever I save a file (eg .xhtml) Eclipse restarts the app, trashing my HTTP session. This is annoying, because I'm frequently updating my .xhtml files, and the app doesn't need restarting to detect the changes.
Is there a way to stop Eclipse restarting the app? Specifically, can I configure Eclipse to only restart the app when I save files of a certain type?
In the server View, double click on your Tomcat instance.
This will open the properties of your Tomcat server.
As I am not sure of which parameter will help you to solve your problem, check the following options in the latter view:
Automatic Publishing, option "Override default settings" selected, 1 second for the publishing interval.
In server options, uncheck options "Server modules without publishing" and "publish module contexts to separate XML files".
In the modules tab, for each modules deployed, check that Auto Reload is enabled.
Hope this will help you.
I have always used this and it works fine for me. The context is reloaded only when you change classes or the web descriptor.
In your project structure where you keep .xhtml files which makes eclipse reload the context on changing?
This can happen if you have a builder in Eclipse set to deploy on save. Right click on your project -> properties -> builders
Turn off "Build Automatically"

Can't add server to a moved workspace

I have this workspace downloaded off the web and I try running it on a tomcat server from a fresh installation of Eclipse Ganymede. This particular project came with its own workspace.
When I select Tomcat v6.0 I get a message
Cannot create a server using the selected type
Older tomcat versions are available, though.
I guess I have to recreate some configuration setting. The question is which one? This seems to be some odd error as creating a new dynamic web project lets me configure tomcat for both of them
I had a similar problem, but my solution is a little simpler. The problem was causesd by renaming the original folder that was referenced by the server definition.
Go to Window/Preferences/Server/Runtime Environments, remove the broken reference. Then, click 'Add' to create a new reference, select the appropriate tomcat version, click next and you'll see the incorrect path reference. Fix it. Move on.
I had this same problem on Ubuntu 8.10 with Ganymede and Tomcat6. This appears to be some sort of bug with Eclipse. If you try and create a server, and it barfs, you can't create another tomcat6 server. To correct this problem, do the following:
close eclipse
go to the {workspace-directory}/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.core.runtime/.settings directory and remove a file called org.eclipse.wst.server.core.prefs.
start eclipse
add your tomcat6 server in the server tab
kotfu
#id thanks for the solution but something is also hidden in org.eclipse.jst.server.tomcat.core.prefs
So in order to solve the problem
close eclipse
go to {workspace-directory}/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.core.runtime/.settings
remove the files org.eclipse.wst.server.core.prefs and org.eclipse.jst.server.tomcat.core.prefs
Tomcat 5.5
I order to be able to use the tomcat5.5 server you need to have a writeable catalina.policy file as mentioned in
http://dev.eclipse.org/newslists/news.eclipse.webtools/msg16795.html (= add a READ and WRITE permissions to the files in directory "{$tomcat.home}/conf" (chmod -vR a+rw {$tomcat.home}/conf/*). To be more specific, on the file "catalina.policy". After that, the Tomcat server can be added in the Eclipse servers)
(dead link) http://webui.sourcelabs.com/eclipse/issues/239179
and to have the tomcat5.5 stopped before entering eclipse and started afterwards.
Tomcat 6
In order to be able to use the tomcat6 server the proper solution is to have a user instance of the tomcat6 server as described in
/usr/share/doc/tomcat6-common/RUNNING.txt.gz
RUNNING.txt (on the WEB)
My configuration is Debian/Sid, Eclipse 3.4.1. Ganymede
The error view really is key. There is a lot of detail in there -- if necessary, right-click on the entries and copy their contents into your favorite text editor. One problem that can come up, for instance, is that if you have a server configuration already in place, and one of the configuration XML files is unparseable, the server can't be added. This happened to me this evening -- my <Context> element had a linebreak in it, so it was <C(linebreak)ontext>. This prevented Eclipse from recreating the server configuration.
i finally got mine to work with the default Ubuntu 8.10 tomcat. (the debug command-line on eclipse is a wonderful thing) First i had to make a couple of symbolic links and then change the permissions to a file. (you might want to think twice about changing the permissions depending on your configuration, but if eclipse can't read the file it throws and exception and the gui won't let you continue)
sudo ln -s /etc/tomcat6 /usr/share/tomcat6/conf
sudo ln -s /etc/tomcat6/policy.d/03catalina.policy /usr/share/tomcat6/conf/catalina.policy
sudo chmod a+r /usr/share/tomcat6/conf/tomcat-users.xml
Hum it can tricky. Bring the "server" view. If your project has already been deployed, remove it from the server to clean the binding between your project and the server.
Or you can right-click on your project in the project explorer and choose debug on the server. If you don't done it already, Eclipse should ask you to create a server runtime and here you can specify Tomcat 6 and specify the location of your server installation.
You can also see the "problems" view to see any problm in the project imported like the JDK etc...
Look in the error view. If you tried to set one up once and failed, Eclipse seems to try and look there again later just before allowing you to create a new one. If you've deleted the folder or its not there any more, you need to replace it so that you can proceed.
The only way I found to use the Tomcat 6 is changing the ownership of the Tomcat directory to my user. It seems that is not enough to have r/w permissions.
BTW, removing org.eclipse.wst.server.core.prefs erases you workspace configuration.
I had had same problem until I went to tomcat6 configuration directory and added ownership to my user in addition to root:
cd /usr/share/tomcat6/conf
chown root:myusername ./*
chmod 777 ./*
You can choose some better chmod for security, 777 is just a quick brutal fix.
I have Eclipse 3.5 (Galileo) + Fedora 12 + Tomcat 6 extracted from tar(which is why Eclipse could not access it). Eclipse had been complaining "Cannot create a server using the selected type".
What version of Eclipse? Europa? Ganymede?
What do you mean by workspace? An Eclipse workspace is not something you deploy, it holds your projects.
You will need to generate a WAR file (or the folder of files that would comprise the WAR file), a project would typically include an ANT or Maven build script to do this, or if the project used Eclipse's Dynamic Web Project type there might be a 'generate WAR' option somewhere. Without further details I can't help any more.
Adding a new dynamic web project to the workspace seems to 'unlock' the feature.
Changing the ownership to my user worked for me.
In my case, it was the corrupted Tomcat configuration files. Eclipse log was saying:
org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException:
Could not load the Tomcat server configuration at
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-tomcat-6.0.14\conf.
The configuration may be corrupt or incomplete.
Got a new Tomcat distribution, removed the old one and all good now.
Finally got this problem solved on my system.
1) got rid of the apt-gotten tomcats
2) installed a typical tomcat from bins at tomcat.apache.org
3) got rid of my openjdk
4) installed the sun jdk (apt-get)
5) removed my web projects in eclipse
6) noticed that when adding a web project you can set "Target Runtime" - I tried setting it to Tomcat 6 and it let me know there was a problem
Maybe none of the above mattered, but here's what might have mattered:
7) KICKER: Window -> Preferences -> Server - Runtime Environments. Removed any crappy runtime environments here, and added the path to my newly installed tomcat.
This Question is maybe old. But I just ran into this problem. My project was not recognized as a web project (no globe icon in Eclipse ).
Suppose you use maven plugin , it failed to convert to web project with command
mvn eclipse:eclipse -Dwtpversion=1.5
In package Explorer, right-click on the project / configure / Convert to Java Facets project/ Dynamic Web project in Eclipse
Et VoilĂ 
Check the .project file at the root before and after the convert.
You will see new natures.
<natures>
<nature>org.eclipse.jem.workbench.JavaEMFNature</nature>
<nature>org.eclipse.wst.common.modulecore.ModuleCoreNature</nature>
<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
<nature>org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.nature</nature>
<nature>org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.jsNature</nature>
</natures>
Instead of deleting config settings files, just go to Preferences -> Server -> Runtime Environments and remove the "forgotten" environment....
Thanks a lot this answer working for me..
I had a similar problem, but my solution is a little simpler. The problem was causesd by renaming the original folder that was referenced by the server definition.
Go to Window/Preferences/Server/Runtime Environments, remove the broken reference. Then, click 'Add' to create a new reference, select the appropriate tomcat version, click next and you'll see the incorrect path reference. Fix it. Move on.