Apache Tomcat Error loading WebappClassLoader

Hi guys,

This is not a very sophisticated fix to not a very sophisticated problem; however I hope it can help someone at some point. A rookie mistake but nevertheless a mistake that anyone can make. If you get the following error message from Apache Tomcat: Error loading WebappClassLoader, it is very likely that somewhere in your web.xml file, a wrong declaration was made. Make sure to include all packages for Servlets included in the web.xml file.

Hermann Kuschke

Hi everyone,

I saw a preview of the HP Touchpad this afternoon. I have to say that I am pretty impressed with what I saw. Looks like the Web OS, and the hardware that they have included will make for a very smooth tablet experience. Seems to me like it is going to be available this summer.

Hermann Kuschke

UNIX classpath

The error that made me think about creating this blog, involved the CLASSPATH variable in UNIX, as the title suggests. My particular case involved Apache Ant (a tool that helps with building projects). The problem arose because I changed the CLASSPATH variable permanently. What can happen in that case is that the CLASSPATH might contain, for instance, an older version of a class file than is needed for the build. So my Ant did not want to execute properly because it did not like what it found in the CLASSPATH.

I have been working with UNIX quite often over the last 6 months and it seems that it is true what many programmers say: Don't set the CLASSPATH permanently!

It seems to be a better option to set it manually when compiling a java program, for example.

Just a quick thought...

Hermann Kuschke

Welcome

Welcome to my technical blog. I am interested in all kinds of technology and I am hoping that we can share and enjoy our love for technology on this blog. I decided to create this blog as even with the vast amount of information that the internet presents to us, there are still some unanswered questions. In particular I am thinking about programming problems that I have run into myself and have found extremely difficult to solve. I am hoping to create one more place where programmers might be able to find what they are looking for. Last but not least, this blog is not just about debugging and I would definitely enjoy technology discussions as well. After all, the best way to learn is probably from one another, right?

Hermann Kuschke