Add below line in server.xml in Host entry for localhost in
<Context path="" docBase="whatsapp-direct" />
Result:
server.xml
.<Context path="" docBase="whatsapp-direct" />
Result:
<Host name="localhost">
<!-- SingleSignOn valve, share authentication between web applications
Documentation at: /docs/config/valve.html -->
<!-- <Valve className="org.apache.catalina.authenticator.SingleSignOn"
/> -->
<!-- Access log processes all example. Documentation at: /docs/config/valve.html
Note: The pattern used is equivalent to using pattern="common" -->
<Valve className="org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve"
directory="logs" prefix="localhost_access_log." suffix=".txt"
pattern="%h %l %u %t "%r" %s %b" resolveHosts="false" />
<Context path="" docBase="/usr/local/tomcat/mywebapps/myapplication">
<WatchedResource>WEB-INF/web.xml</WatchedResource>
</Context>
</Host>