I think it just validates the xml file using the DTDs or xml-schemas specified in your xml file. If you could not connect to the url you specified in the dtds or xml-schemas, the situation you encountered might happen.
2009/5/20 Julian Dunn <julian.d...@cbc.ca> > > Hi, > > Is it a good idea to run with xmlValidation="true" in server.xml? > > I had this on for a while, but then it mysteriously stopped working -- > the container could no longer validate DTDs, refused to load webapps, > etc. > > What does xmlValidation="true" actually do? > > I am using Tomcat 5.5.23. > > - Julian > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > > -- Sincerely yours and Best Regards, Xie Xiaodong
