I am getting an error message that `Could not load properties; nested exception is java.io.FileNotFoundException: class path resource [WEB-INF/spring.properties] cannot be opened because it does not exist`. The spring.properties files does exist and is in my /WEB-INF directory (I have confirmed that it is in my build directory after building the project). I have it set on my project's .classpath directory like this:

```
<classpathentry kind="src" path="src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/spring.properties"/>

```

In my Spring application context, I have it entered like this:

```
<bean id="propertyConfigurer" 
  class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer">
    <property name="location" value="/WEB-INF/spring.properties" />
</bean> 

```

I apologize if this is a basic question but I really am perplexed as to what the problem is and how to solve it, I have done a lot of searching on this and can't seem to figure it out. Thanks for any advice