Web Application Deployment - Tomcat -Sourcing, Installing and Initial Testing

Exercises, examples and other material relating to training module A652. This topic is presented on public courses Deploying Apache and Tomcat, Deploying Java Applications on Linux / Unix

Tomcat is a container in which you can run Servlets and JSPs on a Web Server. This module covers the sourcing, installation and initial testing of Tomcat.

Related technical and longer articles

Running SSI (Server Side Include) scripts in Apache Tomcat
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Examples from our training material

server.course.xml	Cut down server.xml file, from a course practical
tomcat-users.course.xml	tomcat-users.xml file, modified on a training course
web.course.xml	web.xml, as cut down / modified during a training course

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Integration of Tomcat into Linux

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Topics covered in this module

Sources of Tomcat.
Prerequisite - Java Software Development Kit.
Downloading J2SDK.
Installing J2SDK.
Testing J2SDK.
Download and install (of Tomcat) from jakarta.apache.org, binary.
Under Windows.
Download and install from jakarta.apache.org, source.
Pre-requisite - Ant.
Starting and initial testing of Tomcat from jakarta.apache.org.
Under Linux and Unix.
Under Windows.
Using SunÕs Web Server DeveloperÕs Pack.
Installing Tomcat when downloaded from java.sun.com.
Initial testing of Tomcat.

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