Hello, I installed Tomcat 6.0.10 and Axis2 1.1.1. I followed all the directions and dropped the axis2.war file into the f:\apache-tomcat-6.0.10\webapps directory. It was deployed correctly according to the log messages. When I tried to test it with my browser by visiting http://localhost:8080/axis2, an exception was thrown. (See the stack trace below.)
I installed Tomcat 5.5 and repeated the process. No exception was thrown the the "Welcome!" page appeared correctly. Here's the stack trace from the log files. I couldn't see any clues about what went wrong in it. Apr 3, 2007 12:38:05 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log INFO: ContextListener: contextInitialized() Apr 3, 2007 12:38:05 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log INFO: SessionListener: contextInitialized() Apr 3, 2007 12:38:55 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve invoke SEVERE: Servlet.service() for servlet jsp threw exception org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class for JSP: Stacktrace: at org.apache.jasper.compiler.DefaultErrorHandler.javacError(DefaultErrorHa ndler.java:85) at org.apache.jasper.compiler.ErrorDispatcher.javacError(ErrorDispatcher.ja va:330) at org.apache.jasper.compiler.JDTCompiler.generateClass(JDTCompiler.java:41 5) at org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:308) at org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:286) at org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:273) at org.apache.jasper.JspCompilationContext.compile(JspCompilationContext.ja va:566) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.ja va:308) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:320) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:266) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:860) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(Applica tionFilterChain.java:290) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilt erChain.java:206) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValv e.java:228) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValv e.java:175) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java :128) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java :104) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve. java:109) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:2 16) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:84 4) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process( Http11Protocol.java:634) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:445) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595) Apr 3, 2007 12:38:55 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher invoke SEVERE: Servlet.service() for servlet jsp threw exception org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class for JSP: Stacktrace: at org.apache.jasper.compiler.DefaultErrorHandler.javacError(DefaultErrorHa ndler.java:85) at org.apache.jasper.compiler.ErrorDispatcher.javacError(ErrorDispatcher.ja va:330) at org.apache.jasper.compiler.JDTCompiler.generateClass(JDTCompiler.java:41 5) at org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:308) at org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:286) at org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:273) at org.apache.jasper.JspCompilationContext.compile(JspCompilationContext.ja va:566) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.ja va:308) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:320) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:266) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:860) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(Applica tionFilterChain.java:290) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilt erChain.java:206) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatc her.java:687) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(Applicatio nDispatcher.java:471) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDisp atcher.java:403) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispat cher.java:301) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.custom(StandardHostValve.java :424) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.status(StandardHostValve.java :343) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.throwable(StandardHostValve.j ava:287) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java :142) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java :104) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve. java:109) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:2 16) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:84 4) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process( Http11Protocol.java:634) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:445) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595) Apr 3, 2007 12:38:55 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve custom SEVERE: Exception Processing ErrorPage[errorCode=500, location=/axis2-web/Error/error500.jsp] org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class for JSP: Stacktrace: at org.apache.jasper.compiler.DefaultErrorHandler.javacError(DefaultErrorHa ndler.java:85) at org.apache.jasper.compiler.ErrorDispatcher.javacError(ErrorDispatcher.ja va:330) at org.apache.jasper.compiler.JDTCompiler.generateClass(JDTCompiler.java:41 5) at org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:308) at org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:286) at org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:273) at org.apache.jasper.JspCompilationContext.compile(JspCompilationContext.ja va:566) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.ja va:308) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:320) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:266) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:860) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(Applica tionFilterChain.java:290) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilt erChain.java:206) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatc her.java:687) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(Applicatio nDispatcher.java:471) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDisp atcher.java:403) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispat cher.java:301) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.custom(StandardHostValve.java :424) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.status(StandardHostValve.java :343) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.throwable(StandardHostValve.j ava:287) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java :142) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java :104) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve. java:109) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:2 16) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:84 4) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process( Http11Protocol.java:634) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:445) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595) Apr 3, 2007 12:56:55 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log INFO: SessionListener: contextDestroyed() Apr 3, 2007 12:56:55 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log INFO: ContextListener: contextDestroyed() Thanks for your help! Troy Rudolph Computer Associates Senior Software Engineer tel: +1 512 401-2273 fax: +1 512 401-2205 [EMAIL PROTECTED]