HTTP Status 500 - javax.servlet.ServletException file not found

Question

Im facing an exception HTTP Status 500 - javax.servlet.ServletException: File "/common/IncludeGoogleKey.jsp" not found

Looking that system can not find file "/common/IncludeGoogleKey.jsp" where using statement <jsp:include page="/common/IncludeGoogleKey.jsp" /> to include the file, file is on the same location as mentioned and when i click on the page attribute by pressing the Ctrl key(as using eclipse) IDE takes me to that file it means that file exist on correct location but when i refresh the web page it gives exception.

EDIT webapps/AppName/common/IncludeGoogleKey.jsp is the file need to be includ, where

webapps/AppName/PVS/P_Search.jsp is the file having the include statement.

full trace is

May 09, 2014 1:28:12 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve invoke
SEVERE: Servlet.service() for servlet [action] in context with path [/appName] threw exception [javax.servlet.ServletException: File "/common/IncludeGoogleKey.jsp" not found] with root cause
javax.servlet.ServletException: File "/common/IncludeGoogleKey.jsp" not found
    at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.handleMissingResource(JspServlet.java:412)
    at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:392)
    at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:334)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:722)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:305)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:690)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doInclude(ApplicationDispatcher.java:599)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.include(ApplicationDispatcher.java:536)
    at org.apache.jasper.runtime.JspRuntimeLibrary.include(JspRuntimeLibrary.java:954)
    at org.apache.jsp.PVS.Partner_005fSearch_jsp._jspService(Partner_005fSearch_jsp.java:290)
    at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:70)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:722)
    at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:432)
    at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:390)
    at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:334)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:722)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:305)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:690)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:477)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:402)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:329)
    at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.doForward(RequestProcessor.java:1069)
    at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processForwardConfig(RequestProcessor.java:455)
    at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(RequestProcessor.java:279)
    at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(ActionServlet.java:1482)
    at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doGet(ActionServlet.java:507)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:621)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:722)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:305)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210)
    at com.mind.common.CharsetEncoding.doFilter(CharsetEncoding.java:36)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:225)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:123)
    at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:472)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:168)
    at com.googlecode.psiprobe.Tomcat60AgentValve.invoke(Tomcat60AgentValve.java:30)
    at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:98)
    at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:927)
    at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.SingleSignOn.invoke(SingleSignOn.java:336)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:118)
    at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:407)
    at org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1001)
    at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:585)
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(NioEndpoint.java:1653)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

Answer 1

The common folder must be moved to WEB-INF directory. The statement is edited as follows (I use IntelliJ IDEA):

 <jsp:include page="WEB-INF/common/IncludeGoogleKey.jsp" />

Answer 2

Have the similar problem - code just stopped working on Servlet-to-JSP forwarding.

org.apache.jasper.JasperException: javax.servlet.ServletException: java.lang.StackOverflowError

How to fix it:

• Quit IDE (I used IDEA)
• Reopen IDE
• If you have something in red - push "Reimport ALL Maven Projects" (As I used Maven)

Answer 3

Fragment "/common/IncludeGoogleKey.jsp" should be present in :

/<WEB_Project_Name>/WebContent/ common/IncludeGoogleKey.jsp

Make sure IncludeGoogleKey.jsp is present in above location.