[FIXED] package javax.servlet.http does not exist

Issue

I have the jre7 and jdk1.7.0 installed along with the Tomcat 7.0 but it shows this error. servlet.http is not the only one that "does not exist", there are also other (servlet.) components.

Can anybody help me with this?

UPDATE: This error occurs when I try the follow command: javac -classpath servlet-api.jar WebTest.java

Solution

Your CLASSPATH variable does not point to the directory containing the javax classes. The CLASSPATH variable specifies where the java compiler should look for java class file resources. If it does not know to look in the javax directory, then it will never find the file(s) you are after.

Answered By - ashutosh raina