Let's take a brief look at how to install TOMCAT. Let's install the TOMCAT 7 product.
Before installing the TOMCAT, Java Development Kit (JDK) or Java Runtime Environment (JRE) must be installed.
Downloading TOMCAT
Go to http://tomcat.apache.org/download-70.cgi site and download the recently released TOMCAT binary file (apache-tomcat-7.0.46.tar.gz).
Installing TOMCAT
Move the downloaded compressed file to FTP. (tomcat installation account)
Extract the uploaded compressed file to the appropriate directory. (tar xvzf apache-tomcat-7.0.56.tar.gz).
Because it is a binary, the installation is finished by extracting it.
<Example of tomcat installation>
Setting environment variables
Set the following environment variables.
1. CATALINA_HOME: Specify the directory where TOMCAT is installed.
2. JAVA_HOME or JRE_HOME: Specify the directory where JDK or JRE is installed.
3. PATH: Add the $CATALINA_HOME/bin directory (the path of the bin directory under the TOMCAT installation directory set in step 1) to the PATH.
<Example of Linux configuraiton>
Running TOMCAT
Execute the following command to start the TOMCAT.
Shutting TOMCAT down
Execute the following command to shutdown TOMCAT.