Eclipse tomcat error: Document base does not exist or is not a readable directory

Question

13-dic-2011 17.00.36 org.apache.catalina.core.AprLifecycleListener init
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Answer 1

I had the same problem using Tomcat 7 & Eclipse Mars.
I solved it as follows:

• stop Tomcat

• open server.xml

  Ctrl + Shift + R > type "server.xml" > Open

• search for ""

  Ctrl + F > type "" > Find

• remove all tags from here:

  
  ...
  
      ...
      
          ...
          
              ...
              
                  ...
                  
                  
                  
              
          
      
  
  

  • probably at the end of the last line that has to be removed is (don't remove !)

• Go to Servers tab > right click on the project(s) > Remove > OK

• Right click on the project > Run As > Run on Server > Finish

  Now it should work!
  If you check the server.xml file, you'll see that a new correct "" line was generated.