Configuring External Apache Tomcat in Netbeans/Ubuntu or error : specify the server location (Catalina Home)) and error : could not read server-config.xml

Hi This posts counters the problem of configuration of external Apache Tomcat Server to Ubuntu..

It also deals with the errors
1. specify the server location (Catalina Home))
2. could not read server-config.xml

To Counter all this we need to do as follows

For First Problem create and link directories as follows.This will only occur if Netbeans thinks if you are using and older version of Tomcat Server.

cd /usr/share/tomcat7
sudo mkdir common
cd common
sudo ln -s ../lib lib

For Second Problem create and link directories as follows

cd /usr/share/tomcat7
sudo mkdir conf 
cd conf
sudo ln -s /etc/tomcat7/server.xml server.xml
sudo chmod o+rx /usr/share/tomcat7/conf 

Thats it give a username and Password and Apache server is configured on your Netbeans  

Magento-Home Page-Store or Store View is not showing up-404 error: Page not found

Checklist :

1. Make sure the default store view of your defaut store of your default website is not disabled.
2. Flush your cache's
3. Reindex Data
4. Set Main website as default and and then set back your website as default.

The last option worked me with once I changed the Default store for my default website and did every thing till 7th point untill I hit and tried 8th one and it worked for me.

If this is not helping you need to debug the issue since it may either be your .htaccess issue or issue from index.php
Open the index.php in root directory of the Magento installation and comment the line
Mage::run($mageRunCode, $mageRunType);
 (you will find this line near the end)
 Run your website if you still find a 404 page not found error its an .htaccess issue try renaming the same

Else try this hardcode in index.php

Just above the code mentioned above type in the following code

/* Store or website code */
$mageRunCode = 'code of store view to load';

/* you will find the code field when you edit your store view type the same code exactly here */

/* Run store or run website */
$mageRunType ='store';

(make sure you type this just before the code line "Mage::run($mageRunCode, $mageRunType);" ) inorder to override default value of these variables

If you are able to open your store view here you need to go back and check store Management.

Post here if you further have any issues

Magento-Home Page-Language drop down not showing up

Checklist:

1. To show a language bar in the header of your website you should have multiple stores(or store views).

If I peek into languages.phtml we get the following code

"getStores())>1): ?>"

which clearly states that the number of stores should be greater than 1

2. Make sure in case you are using 2 websites the "Main Website" default one and the other one(your's) then your's should be default one.

3. Make sure System>>Configuration>>General>>Locale is set to local languages for your respective store views.

4. Make sure language files are installed perfectly and correctly.If not download them from

http://www.magentocommerce.com/translations

and added them in accordance to the folder sequence as in zip file

5. Make sure it is called correctly in page.xml in respective block

6. Flush your cache's

7. Reindex Data