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This article, in which we examine issues specific to Tomcat, is the second in our series on the Jakarta-Tomcat server. In this article we will discuss

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the requirements for installing and configuring Tomcat,

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the process of installing and configuring Tomcat, and

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deploying Tomcat web applications.

Requirements for Installing and Configuring Tomcat

Before performing the tasks outlined by this article you will need to download the items listed in theTable 1.

Table 1. RequirementsNameLocation

Tomcat 4.0 beta 1http://jakarta.apache.org/JDK 1.3 Standard EditionFor this article we will be using the latest versions of the tools listed above.

Installing and Configuring Tomcat

In this article we will be installing Tomcat as a stand-alone server. This means that Tomcat will serviceall requests, including static content, JSPs, and servlets.To configure Tomcat as a stand-alone server you will need to download the

Tomcat 4.0 beta 1

and the

JDK 1.3 Standard Edition

from the locations listed above. You should choose the appropriatedownloads based on your OS. We will be covering the steps involved in installing to both NT/2000 andLinux.

Installing to Windows NT/2000

The first installation we will be performing is to Windows NT/2000. The first thing you need to do isinstall the JDK, following its installation instructions. For this article I am installing the JDK to driveD:, therefore my

JAVA_HOME

directory is

D:\jdk1.3

. Now you need to extract the Tomcat server. Again, I am installing to drive D:, which will make my

TOMCAT_HOME

directory

D:\jakarta-tomcat-4.0-b1

.After you have extracted Tomcat, the next step is putting your JDK into Tomcat's

CLASSPATH

andsetting the

TOMCAT_HOME

environment variable. To do this under NT/2000, you must1.Open the NT/2000 Control Panel.2.Start the NT/2000 System Application and select the Advanced tab.3.Select the Environment Variables button.4.Select the New button on the System Variables section of the Environment Variables dialog.Add a JAVA_HOME variable and set its value to the location of your JDK installation. Figure 4shows the settings associated with my installation.

Figure 4. JAVA_HOME Environment Settings5.Repeat Step 4 using

TOMCAT_HOME

for the variable name and the location of your Tomcatinstallation as the value. For my installation I am setting the value to

D:\jakarta-tomcat-4.0-b1

.That's all there is to it. You should skip the following section "Installing to Linux" and move on to"Testing You Tomcat Installation."

Testing Your Tomcat Installation

To test the Tomcat installation, first start the Tomcat server. Table 4 contains the startup and shutdowncommands for each OS.

Table 4. Tomcat Startup/Shutdown CommandsOSStartupShutdown

Windows NT/2000

TOMCAT_HOME\bin\startup.batTOMCAT_HOME\bin\shutdown.bat

Linux

TOMCAT_HOME/bin/startup.shTOMCAT_HOME/bin/shutdown.sh

Once Tomcat has started, point your browser at http://localhost:8080/

If you would like to have all requests serviced on the default HTTPport of

80

, instead of port

8080

, you will need to make the followingchange to the TOMCAT_HOME/conf/server.xml file and restart Tomcat.

Change

<ConnectorclassName="org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpConnector"

port="8080"

minProcessors="5" maxProcessors="75"acceptCount="10" debug="0"/>

to

<ConnectorclassName="org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpConnector"

port="80"

minProcessors="5" maxProcessors="75"acceptCount="10" debug="0"/>

Now point your browser at

http://localhost/

and you'll see results similar to those in Figure 5.The next step is to verify the installation of your JDK, which is done by executing one of the JSPexamples provided with the Tomcat server. At the page shown in Figure 5, choose

JSP Examples

. Youshould see a page similar to Figure 6.

Figure 6. The JSP Examples Page

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