Root exception is java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.apache.commons.dbcp.BasicDataSourceFactory: according to this : http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/tomcat-users/200903.mbox/%3Ca2d59f0d0903031254h78e097b5u66cb2639f82166dd@mail.gmail.com%3E there is a problem in context.xml :