1. Download Tomcat Installation Pack
You can download from http://jakarta.apache.org/, general recommendations are downloaded the latest version, 5.x is a new generation of Java SDK 1.4.x, currently the latest 5.5.x can match the new generation of Suner Sun Java development library, we downloaded the file named JAKARTA-TOMCAT-
5.5.1
. EXE, file size 8217kb.
2. Run the file, perform the installation
Click "NEXT"
Click "I agree"
Select the installation method, full is all, normal is normal, Minimum is minimized, Custom is custom installation, click "Next" to continue
Select the installation path and click "Next" to continue
The basic configuration information confirmation, remember the default port is 8080, the default administrator is admin, it is recommended to add a reliable password to the administrator, click "Next" to continue
Determine the installation location of J2SE JRE, click "Install" to continue (should be noted, Tomcat 5.5 is best to use J2SE 5.0, ie J2SDK 1.5)
Installation file
At the end of the installation, click "Finish" to exit the installer
3. Basic configuration
After the installation is complete, we can see that a small icon of Apache Tomcat appears on the tray below the desktop.
At the small icon, click the right click, the picture shows the shortcut menu, click "Configure" to continue
In the properties page of Apache Tomcat, note that Startupo Type is Automatic, that is, the automatic start service, then press the "START" button.
It is best to install Tomcat to install Java debugging tool ANT (http://jakarta.apache.org/downloads/binindex.html), and a source code control system CVS (http://www.cvshome.org).