HTTP Status 405 - HTTP method GET is not supported by this URL

Question

The code below is from a book,so it'll not be incorrect.But I don't know how to solve this below error.When delete the method doGet(),the same error!

"HTTP Status 405 - HTTP method GET is not supported by this URL"

import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import javax.servlet.ServletException;
import javax.servlet.ServletOutputStream;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
public class PDFServlet extends HttpServlet{
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
@Override 
protected void doGet(HttpServletRequest request,HttpServletResponse response) 
throws IOException,ServletException{
    this.doPost(request,response);
}
@Override 
protected void doPost(HttpServletRequest request,HttpServletResponse response) 
                                   throws IOException,ServletException{
    response.setContentType("application/pdf");
    ServletOutputStream out=response.getOutputStream();
    File pdf=null;
    BufferedInputStream buf=null;
    try{
        pdf=new File("C:\\Users\\lk\\Desktop\\Desktop\\ example.pdf");
        response.setContentLength((int)pdf.length());
        FileInputStream input=new FileInputStream(pdf);
        buf=new BufferedInputStream(input);
        int readBytes=0;
        while((readBytes=buf.read())!=-1)    out.write(readBytes);
    }catch(IOException e){
        System.out.println("file not found!");
    }finally{
        if(out!=null) out.close();
        if(buf!=null) buf.close();
    }
}
}

web.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<web-app xsi:.........." version="2.5"> 
-<servlet> 
<description>This is the description of my Java EE component</description> 
<display-name>This is the display name of my Java EE component</display-name> 
<servlet-name>PDFServlet</servlet-name> 
<servlet-class>PDFServlet</servlet-class> 
</servlet> 
-<servlet-mapping> 
<servlet-name>PDFServlet</servlet-name> 
<url-pattern>/PDFServlet</url-pattern> 
</servlet-mapping> 
-<welcome-file-list> 
<welcome-file>index.jsp</welcome-file> 
</welcome-file-list> 
-<login-config> 
<auth-method>BASIC</auth-method> 
</login-config> 
</web-app>

Can you provide your web.xml file also? – Nicholas Albion Aug 24 '12 at 08:35 — Nicholas Albion, Aug 24 '12 at 08:35

Sileno Brito · Answer 1 · 2018-07-24T14:08:48.510

I had this same problem just now. "HTTP Status 405 - HTTP method GET is not supported by this URL". My solution was as follows:

public abstract class Servlet extends HttpServlet {

    protected HttpServletRequest req;
    protected HttpServletResponse resp;

    @Override
    protected void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws ServletException, IOException {
        this.req = req;
        this.resp = resp;
        this.requestManager();
    }

    @Override
    protected void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws ServletException, IOException {
        this.req = req;
        this.resp = resp;
        this.requestManager();

    }

    protected abstract void requestManager() throws IOException;
}

I had problem in my constructor, because the "doGet" I was calling the super

This one is what caught me - I thought that when overriding a method it was standard practice to call the parent's method. Calling super.doGet(req, resp) caused this error. (drove me crazy because a break point in my doGet was hit... then the server would respond with the 405.. despite the fact I was explicitly setting the status) — wwwhack, Jul 18 '13 at 15:22

score 10 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:02

10

The Servlet code seems correct. Provide web.xml entry and Servlet calling URL.

There are two main reasons which cause this error:

1) You do not have a valid doGet() method, when you type the servlet’s path in address bar directly, the web container like Tomcat will try to invoke the doGet() method.

public void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
throws IOException{
....
}

2) You made a HTTP post request from a HTML form, but you do not have a doPost() method to handle it. The doGet() can not handle the “Post” request.

public void doPost(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
throws IOException{
....
}

Read @BalusC's answer for more details. : doGet and doPost in Servlets

edited May 23 '17 at 12:02

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answered Aug 24 '12 at 09:06

Hardik Mishra

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Servlet calling URL:"http://localhost:8080/Test/PDFServlet" (Test:the project's name) – itzyjr Aug 24 '12 at 11:45
Now i don't know,but a new problem occur:in the myeclipse window,output is always:"file not found!",why? my path of file is right. – itzyjr Aug 24 '12 at 12:25
I solved the problem,thanks a lot! finally,it is the problem about the server,i'll take care of it. – itzyjr Aug 24 '12 at 14:06
Good to hear that the problem is resolved. You are wel-cpome – Hardik Mishra Aug 24 '12 at 14:07
@itzyjr so what was the problem? – eis Nov 20 '13 at 07:04

score -1 · Answer 3 · edited Mar 06 '13 at 10:20

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Replace the line

pdf=new File("C:\\Users\\lk\\Desktop\\Desktop\\ example.pdf");

with

pdf=new File("C:/Users/lk/Desktop/Desktop/example.pdf");

and then proceed again.

edited Mar 06 '13 at 10:20

nhahtdh

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answered Mar 06 '13 at 06:28

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score -1 · Answer 4 · edited Jul 09 '15 at 11:29

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you need to do

<form action="servlet name " method="post">

in your index.jsp file

edited Jul 09 '15 at 11:29

Glorfindel

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answered Jul 09 '15 at 11:15

prashant gupta

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score -1 · Answer 5 · edited Feb 02 '16 at 10:45

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When the above error appears then override doGet() method.

@Override
    protected void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws ServletException, IOException {
        processRequest(req, resp); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
    }

edited Feb 02 '16 at 10:45

Prafulla Kumar Sahu

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answered Feb 02 '16 at 09:57

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score -1 · Answer 6 · answered Aug 14 '16 at 20:39

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I was using html file. To create web page. So when I encountered with this error. My solution was: Just to remove " index.html " path in my web.xml file. becayse my html file name was the same as "index.html"

answered Aug 14 '16 at 20:39

M.ali

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score -3 · Answer 7 · answered Nov 20 '13 at 06:40

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Each servlet must contain a doGet() method, which is defaultly executed by server. so see that you have doGet method.

answered Nov 20 '13 at 06:40

Rakesh

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no they don't. If you plan on supporting GET requests using standard servlet interface then yes, but you don't have to do that. – eis Nov 20 '13 at 07:02

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