Server Tomcat v9 0 Server at localhost failed to start

Question

I am using Tomcat server v9.0 but I am getting this error: "Server Tomcat v9.0 Server at localhost failed to start". To solve this I tried changing the connection ports but it didn't work. Is there any other solution to solve this error?

Answer 1

I have faced the same issue. The problem is that before recreating a new Server in Eclipse you may need to add the path to a jar file. The step you missed was to go to your /Tomcat-Directory/lib/servlet-api and add servlet-api.jar

To solve this:

• Right-click on the project > Build path > Configure Build Path > Libraries > Add External JARs.
• Select all JAR files from the Tomcat/bin and Tomcat/lib.
• Click on OK.

This worked for me. I hope this helps you.