How to Install and Getting Started Apache Tomcat 7 for Linux CentOS 6 KDE4 Easy Visual-Guide

This Guide shows you How to Install Apache Tomcat 7 Server Release on Linux CentOS 6 KDE4 Desktop.

Inside the Post you will Find a Link to Getting-Started with Tomcat 7 on CentOS Linux.

For to improve the Visualization of the whole Process the Post includes the Essential Screenshots.

1. Download Apache Tomcat 7 Server.

   Apache Tomcat 7 tar.gz
   Apache Tomcat 7

2. Double-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp
   

3. Open Terminal Window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

4. Relocate Apache Tomcat 7

   su -c "chown -R root:root /tmp/apache-tomcat*

   mv /tmp/apache-tomcat-7* /usr/share"

5. Check if Java is Installed on your Platform

   java -version

   The Output Need to Show a Version >= 1.6.

   How to Install Recommended Oracle-Sun JDK 7 on Linux CentOS:

   Install Oracle JDK for CentOS

   Installing Oracle Java JDK on CentOS Linux Distro

6. Commands to Start and Stop the Tomcat Server

   • Start

     /usr/share/apache-tomcat-7/bin/startup.sh

   • Stop

     /usr/share/apache-tomcat-7/bin/shutdown.sh

7. Then to Access Tomcat Admin on Browser Go.

   http://localhost:8080
   

8. Tomcat 7 Deployment Quick Start:

   Tomcat Deployment Quick Guide

   Tomcat 7 Deployment Guide