Help - problem with a fresh install of tomcat and JSP - SOLVED

[Oz Kron]

Hello
I have just install Tomcat 6.0.14 on my pc
Than I just download a "simple" program made in JSP - the one they have on their site, and when trying to run it by doing
http://localhost:8080/sample/hello.jsp

I get this error page, what to do please ?? :

type Exception report
 
message 
 
description The server encountered an internal error () that prevented it from fulfilling this request.
 
exception 
 
org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class for JSP: 
 
An error occurred at line: 22 in the generated java file
The method getJspApplicationContext(ServletContext) is undefined for the type JspFactory
 
An error occurred at line: 82 in the generated java file
The method handlePageException(Exception) in the type PageContext is not applicable for the arguments (Throwable)
 
Stacktrace:
org.apache.jasper.compiler.DefaultErrorHandler.javacError(DefaultErrorHandler.java:92)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.ErrorDispatcher.javacError(ErrorDispatcher.java:330)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.JDTCompiler.generateClass(JDTCompiler.java:423)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:308)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:286)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:273)
org.apache.jasper.JspCompilationContext.compile(JspCompilationContext.java:566)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:317)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:320)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:266)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:865)
 
 
note The full stack trace of the root cause is available in the Apache Tomcat/6.0.14 logs.
 

[ October 03, 2007: Message edited by: Oz Kron ]

[Michael Ku]

have you tried going to the Tomcat site and reading their documentation on getting started?
[ October 02, 2007: Message edited by: Michael Ku ]

[Oz Kron]

Yep!
the usually servelt does work!
And so is the "start" page you get after the install
But, the example JSP - not
What can I do to fix it up please ?

[Stefan Evans]

What version of Java are you running with this?
Have you created your own web application?

My favorite reference for getting started:
http://www.coreservlets.com/Apache-Tomcat-Tutorial/

This would seem to be a classpath issue. You're not including old versions of the jsp-api or servlet-api in the classpath (or WEB-INF/lib directory) are you?

[Ben Souther]

Oz Kron,
Please stop asking the same question in multiple threads.
This one has some comments and questions for you.
Keep the conversation to this one.

[Oz Kron]

Ok
Like I have said
I have install the one you have given me from the link, done every thing according to the book
This is how my autoexe.bat looks a like

set PATH="C:\Java\jdk1.6.0_02\bin";%PATH%
set JAVA_HOME=C:\Java\jdk1.6.0_02
set CLASSPATH=.;C:\apache-tomcat-6.0.10\lib\servlet-api.jar;C:\apache-tomcat-6.0.10\lib\jsp-api.jar;C:\apache-tomcat-6.0.10\lib\el-api.jar;C:\Servlets+JSP;..;..\..    

and I get this error

HTTP Status 500 - 
 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
type Exception report
 
message 
 
description The server encountered an internal error () that prevented it from fulfilling this request.
 
exception 
 
org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class for JSP: 
 

 
Stacktrace:
org.apache.jasper.compiler.DefaultErrorHandler.javacError(DefaultErrorHandler.java:85)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.ErrorDispatcher.javacError(ErrorDispatcher.java:330)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.JDTCompiler.generateClass(JDTCompiler.java:415)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:308)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:286)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:273)
org.apache.jasper.JspCompilationContext.compile(JspCompilationContext.java:566)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:308)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:320)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:266)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:865)
 

note The full stack trace of the root cause is available in the Apache Tomcat/6.0.10 logs.
 

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Apache Tomcat/6.0.10

What to do now please?

[Oz Kron]

BTW
When running it from Eclips I get the same error
But, when doing some servlets like the ones Tomcat give on their example dir, it works
So I really can't figure out what is wrong, so any JSP (even a simple hello world) doesn't work

[Oz Kron]

HERE
I have download this example from here
http://simple.souther.us/ar01s02.html
Put it, and every thing works
But
JSP still doesn't work

[David O'Meara]

I'm assuming this is the first time you have installed Tomcat?
Otherwise, what is your CATALINA_HOME set to?

[Oz Kron]

Well I didn't set the CATALINA_HOME
Do I need to set it up?

[Oz Kron]

Ok I have set it up
Still can't use JSP
And yes this is a new install of the Tomcat - Servlets and HTML works fine!

What else can I do please?

[David O'Meara]

Have you checked in th tomcat/logs like the error suggests? It may have additional information.

[Ben Souther]

I would also fire up the Tomcat manager application and make sure that you're using the version of Java that you think you are.

There is a ServerStatus link near the top right hand side of the manager app's front page. The status page will tell you what version of Java Tomcat is using.

[Oz Kron]

Problem solver guys!
It seem I had a thing in my path, where an older version of some api's like Servlet.api was casuing some mismatch!
Now Every thing work very nice!
Thank you guys

[Ben Souther]

Thanks you for posting back with your solution.

[Oz Kron]

Sure no problems:)
Any way
This thread can be closed now.

[David O'Meara]

No, leave it open so people like me can come in add our own "Thanks for coming back and reporting the solution"

[Oz Kron]

Sure man!
What is more funny, that the only reason I had this problem was because in my university they told us to put those files in the JAVA dir - well I guess they didn't updated it like for years