How do I deploy WAR file to Tomcat 6.0?

I have a java program, which uses the quartz library for running a cron job. The class that runs the scheduler is defined as the main class in the manifest file. When I deploy it to Tomcat as a war, nothing happens. Any ideas?

• When running the program on my IDE (IntelliJ), the cron starts executing as expected.

• Answer:

  You need to create a web application, so i don't see any reason for having a main app. Basically, the cron job should be started from a Servlet Listener, which basically allows you to do different operations when your application is loaded by tomcat (this is in your case). Are you using a web app structure for your project? (WEB-INF folder with web.xml, different location for java files and static files?)