Can't run JSP

[Ria Mathur]

I am unable to run my hello world JSP on Tomcat 4.0. It gives me internal server error. What couldbe the reason?
ype Exception report
message Internal Server Error
description The server encountered an internal error (Internal Server Error) that prevented it from fulfilling this request.
exception
javax.servlet.ServletException: Servlet.init() for servlet jsp threw exception
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.loadServlet(StandardWrapper.java:946)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.allocate(StandardWrapper.java:655)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:214)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:566)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:472)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:190)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:566)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.CertificatesValve.invoke(CertificatesValve.java:246)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:564)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:472)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.invoke(StandardContext.java:2347)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:180)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:566)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorDispatcherValve.invoke(ErrorDispatcherValve.java:170)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:564)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:170)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:564)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:468)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:564)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:472)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:174)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:566)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:472)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpProcessor.process(HttpProcessor.java:1027)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpProcessor.run(HttpProcessor.java:1125)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:536)
root cause
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/xml/sax/ext/Attributes2
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass0(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:509)
at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:123)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.findClassInternal(WebappClassLoader.java:1643)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.findClass(WebappClassLoader.java:937)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1372)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1254)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(ClassLoader.java:322)
at gnu.xml.aelfred2.XmlReader.(XmlReader.java:67)
at gnu.xml.aelfred2.JAXPFactory$JaxpParser.(JAXPFactory.java:140)
at gnu.xml.aelfred2.JAXPFactory.setFeature(JAXPFactory.java:98)
at gnu.xml.dom.JAXPFactory.newDocumentBuilder(JAXPFactory.java:96)
at org.apache.jasper.parser.ParserUtils.parseXMLDocument(ParserUtils.java:198)
at org.apache.jasper.compiler.TldLocationsCache.processWebDotXml(TldLocationsCache.java:165)
at org.apache.jasper.compiler.TldLocationsCache.(TldLocationsCache.java:138)
at org.apache.jasper.EmbededServletOptions.(EmbededServletOptions.java:350)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.init(JspServlet.java:265)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.loadServlet(StandardWrapper.java:918)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.allocate(StandardWrapper.java:655)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:214)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:566)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:472)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:190)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:566)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.CertificatesValve.invoke(CertificatesValve.java:246)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:564)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:472)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.invoke(StandardContext.java:2347)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:180)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:566)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorDispatcherValve.invoke(ErrorDispatcherValve.java:170)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:564)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:170)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:564)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:468)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:564)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:472)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:174)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:566)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:472)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:943)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpProcessor.process(HttpProcessor.java:1027)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpProcessor.run(HttpProcessor.java:1125)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:536)

[Ria Mathur]

strange!!!
When I put this jsp under ROOT folder, it works...
But not in my the directory I have created???

[Ashish Kothari]

Ria,
If you want your separate directory ,you are to set context path in server.xml.
so check out server.xml .
Ashish

[Eric Pu]

I always encounter errors when using Tomcat.
Some error seems funny and incredible.
So I am using Resin now and feel better.
I think you should set your context path in server.xml as Ashish Kothari has answered.

[Ashish Kothari]

Ria:
Tomcat is ok,initally you might face some problems,but later on once you get used to of it.
It is quite easy.
I would suggest go for tomcat.
Ashish