How to Install Apache Tomcat

PART 01: INSTALLING APACHE TOMCAT 6.0.18
1/ Go to Tomcat Download site: http://tomcat.apache.org/download-60.cgi
2/ Look for 6.0.18->Binary Distributions->Core. Download and save the zip file (apache-tomcat-6.0.18.zip) to C:\ drive
3/ Extract the zip file to have C:\apache-tomcat-6.0.18\
4/ Rename folder “apache-tomcat-6.0.18” to “Apache”
5/ Copy the following JAR files from apache lib folder (C:\Apache\lib\) to JDK's jre\lib\ext\ folder(C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_11\jre\lib\ext\)

servlet-api.jar
jsp-api.jar
el-api.jar
tomcat-dhcp.jar

Note: Those 4 files above contains Java classes that need to be available to the JDK and JRE when you develop servlets and JSPs.

PART 02: SETTING JAVA_HOME ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE
1/ Browse to C:\Apache\bin\. Right click on “catalina.bat” and choose Edit
2/ Look for the following lines:

rem $Id: catalina.bat 656834 2008-05-15 21:04:04Z markt $
rem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

rem Guess CATALINA_HOME if not defined
set CURRENT_DIR=%cd%

3/ Add this line: set JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_11\ in between like below:

rem $Id: catalina.bat 656834 2008-05-15 21:04:04Z markt $
rem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
set JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_11\
rem Guess CATALINA_HOME if not defined
set CURRENT_DIR=%cd%

4/ Save and close catalina.bat file.

PART 03: STARTING TOMCAT
1/ Open the command prompt (Start->Run->Type in cmd->click OK)
2/ Use DOS command (cd \Apache\bin) to navigate to C:\Apache\bin
3/ Type “startup” and hit enter. Tomcat will start and a Tomcat window will appear.

PART 04: STOPPING TOMCAT
Close the Tomcat window or type “shutdow” (C:\Apache\bin\shutdown) and hit enter at the DOS command prompt.

PART 05: TESTING TOMCAT
1/ Start Tomcat.
2/ Open your web browser.
3/ You can test the following addresses with your web browser:

http://localhost:8080/
http://localhost:8080/examples/servlets/
http://localhost:8080/examples/jsp/