How to install apache tomcat on Linux
Apache Tomcat is an opensource web server that is developed by Apache software foundation.
It is bascically used for deploying java web application. It is run on port 8080.
1. Download jdk-version.tar.gz from
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html
2. Extract the downloaded jdk.
# tar -xzf jdk-version.tar.gz
3. Set environmental variable.
Edit vim .bash_profile ---> export PATH=(path of jdk bin):$PATH (in centos,redhat....)
Edit vim .profile ---> export PATH=(path of jdk bin):$PATH (in ubuntu,mint....)
4. Download and Extract Tomcat Archive http://tomcat.apache.org/
# tar -xzf apache-tomcat-(version).tar.gz
Tar is a linux command used to create or extract .tar.gz
file formats. Tar stands for tape archive. It is an archiving file format.
Tar synopsis
tar <operation> [options]
Operations:
[-]A --catenate --concatenate
[-]c --create
[-]d --diff --compare
[-]r --append
[-]t --list
[-]u --update
[-]x --extract --get
--delete
Common Options:
-C, --directory DIR
-f, --file F
-j, --bzip2
-p, --preserve-permissions
-v, --verbose
-z, --gzip
5. Start Tomcat
# cd /apache-tomcat-(version)/bin/
# ./startup.sh
6. Access Tomcat in Browser
http://localhost:8080/
7. Stop Tomcat
# cd /apache-tomcat-(version)/bin/
# ./shutdown.sh
8. Setup User Accounts
Edit "conf/tomcat-users.xml" file and paste inside <tomcat-users> </tomcat-users> tags.
<role rolename="manager-gui" />
<user username="manager" password="YOUR_PASSWORD_" roles="manager-gui" />
11. Restart the tomcat server
