how to install tomcat

PLATFORM
windows 7 family edition 64-bit
jdk 1.7.0
tomcat 7.0.26 (64-bit edition)


go to apache tomcat website and download tomcat 7.0

http://tomcat.apache.org/

download 64-bit Windows zip file as we try to install tomcat 7.0.26 on windows 7 64-bit system

unzip apache-tomcat-7.0.26-windows-x64.zip

this is how the folder looks like after unzipping

C:\Downloads\apache-tomcat-7.0.26-windows-x64\apache-tomcat-7.0.26\bin

If you click startup.bat file to start tomcat IT WILL NOT RUN

C:\Downloads\apache-tomcat-7.0.26-windows-x64\apache-tomcat-7.0.26\bin\startup.bat

To get tomcat running,first run command prompt

Then with cd command go to directory

cd C:\Downloads\apache-tomcat-7.0.26-windows-x64\apache-tomcat-7.0.26\bin

Run startup.bat in the command prompt

C:\Downloads\apache-tomcat-7.0.26-windows-x64\apache-tomcat-7.0.26\bin>startup.bat

Then type on firefox

http://localhost:8080


Server Status" and "Manager App" interfaces require manager-gui role and "Host Manager" requires admin-gui role.

add these lines and restart tomcat if it works.

C:\Downloads\apache-tomcat\conf \tomcat-users.xml


<role rolename="manager-gui,admin-gui"/>
<user username="tomcat" password="tomcat" roles="manager-gui,admin-gui"/>


configure tomcat port.
C:\Downloads\apache-tomcat\conf\server.xml

 <Connector port="5555" protocol="HTTP/1.1"
               connectionTimeout="20000"
               redirectPort="8443" />

This file sets java_home manually and runs tomcat on the folder mentioned.
contents of "tomcat start.cmd" file.

@echo off
SET JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.8.0_31
SET CATALINA_HOME=C:\Downloads\apache-tomcat
C:\Downloads\apache-tomcat\bin\startup.bat

run "tomcat start.cmd" on folder
C:\Downloads\ciroot

test tomcat whether it runs
tomcat runs on http://localhost:8080/