Use a class that implements ServletContextListener in your web.xml:
<web-app>
<!-- Usual stuff here -->
<listener>
<listener-class>com.mycompany.MyClass</listener-class>
</listener>
</web-app>
Use a class that implements ServletContextListener in your web.xml:
<web-app>
<!-- Usual stuff here -->
<listener>
<listener-class>com.mycompany.MyClass</listener-class>
</listener>
</web-app>