How to install and configure Tomcat for Windows(tm)

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How to install and configure Tomcat for Windows(tm)

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To install and configure Tomcat, you will have to take the following steps:

Download JDK 1.5 from Sun(tm) site at http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index_jdk5.jsp

Install JDK to C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_08

Download Tomcat 5 from http://tomcat.apache.org/download-55.cgi

Install Tomcat on C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 5.0

Set the port number to 8080, which is the default port. Set the name as admin and password as desired. The password column can even be left blank.

Set the environment variables as follows:
- Right-click My Computer and select properties.
- Click the Advanced tab button.
- Click Environment Variables.
Write a small Servlet program to test the installation as follows:

import javax.servlet.*;
import javax.servlet.http.*;
import java.io.*;

public class TestServlet extends HttpServlet
{

   public void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)throws IOException, ServletException
   {
       response.setContentType("text/html");
       PrintWriter out = response.getWriter();
       out.println("<html>");
      out.println("<body>");
      out.println("This is a Servlet test!");
      out.println("</body>");
      out.println("</html>");
   }
}

Compile the Servlet file and put the class file in webapps/servlets/WEB-INF/classes directory inside the Tomcat directory.
Open a new textpad file and write the following code:

<web-app>
   <servlet>
       <servlet-name> TestServlet </servlet-name>
       <servlet-class> TestServlet </servlet-class>
   </servlet>

   <servlet-mapping>
       <servlet-name> TestServlet </servlet-name>
       <url-pattern>/test</url-pattern>
   </servlet-mapping>
<web-app>

Save the above textpad file as web.xml in the webapps/servlets/WEB-INF directory.

Go to C:\Program Files\Tomcat 5.0\bin directory and start tomcat by double clicking on the startup batch file.

Open a new instance of Internet Explorer and type the following URL in the Address bar:
http://localhost:8080/servlets/test

Note: Whenever any change is made to the servlet, it should be compiled again. In such a case, either restart the Tomcat server or redeploy the application by going to http://localhost:8080/manager/html.

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