org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class for JSP

[Dhrupal Patel]

jsp / tomcat website issue
we are using
jdk1.5 sun java
tomcat 5
mysql5


The site was running successfully on our production and other linux hosting server but was not running successfully on our client's hosting server.
the problem is sometimes the pages working fine and some times (may be after tomcat restart) it gives "Unable to compile class for JSP" in some pages or in all the pages.

we are using linux shared hosting server so we are not able to see catalina log. we are not able to restart tomcat . it automatically restarts once in a day.

WE have send the support request to hosting server but their reply is, there is some problem in your page scripting . the java server is properly configured and the problem is not on our side.



Error Detail.

org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class for JSP
org.apache.jasper.compiler.DefaultErrorHandler.javacError(DefaultErrorHandler.java:97)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.ErrorDispatcher.javacError(ErrorDispatcher.java:346)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.generateClass(Compiler.java:414)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:472)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:451)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:439)
org.apache.jasper.JspCompilationContext.compile(JspCompilationContext.java:511)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:295)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:292)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:236)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor635.invoke(Unknown Source)
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil$1.run(SecurityUtil.java:239)
java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
javax.security.auth.Subject.doAsPrivileged(Subject.java:517)
org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.execute(SecurityUtil.java:266)
org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.doAsPrivilege(SecurityUtil.java:157)
java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
org.apache.jasper.runtime.JspRuntimeLibrary.include(JspRuntimeLibrary.java:966)
org.apache.jsp.JSP.Contact_jsp._jspService(Contact_jsp.java:157)
org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:94)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:324)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:292)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:236)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor635.invoke(Unknown Source)
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil$1.run(SecurityUtil.java:239)
java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
javax.security.auth.Subject.doAsPrivileged(Subject.java:517)
org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.execute(SecurityUtil.java:266)
org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.doAsPrivilege(SecurityUtil.java:157)


root cause

Compile failed; see the compiler error output for details.
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Javac.compile(Javac.java:944)
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Javac.execute(Javac.java:764)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.generateClass(Compiler.java:382)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:472)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:451)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:439)
org.apache.jasper.JspCompilationContext.compile(JspCompilationContext.java:511)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:295)