Apache Tomcat 8

Apache Tomcat 8.0 is a very popular free and open source lightweight WEB application TomCat server developed by Apache that is compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit systems. This Tomcat 8.0 is very friendly to programmers, download and use it now.

Basic introduction

Tomcat server is a free and open source Web application server. It is a lightweight application server and is commonly used in small and medium-sized systems and situations where there are not many concurrent access users. It is the first choice for developing and debugging JSP programs. For a beginner, you can think of it this way: when the Apache server is configured on a machine, it can be used to respond to access requests for HTML (an application under the Standard Universal Markup Language) page.

Installation method

One:

After the download is complete, the installation begins. Users who are installing for the first time are advised to click "next" directly without selecting the plug-in.

You can set your own account name and password

A very important step! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Set the jdk installation directory. Everyone’s path is different. It is recommended to search according to your own computer.

Two:

After the installation is complete, right-click My Computer—Properties—Advanced System Settings—Environment Variables.

Add the following variables in system variables

(1)TOMCAT_HOME, this variable points to the path of the decompressed file. There are lib, bin and other folders in this directory. Add as follows:

Click "New" under environment variables, fill in "TOMCAT_HOME" in "Variable Name", and fill in the path of the decompressed file in "Variable Value".

　　D:Tomcatapache-tomcat-8.0-windows-x64apache-tomcat-8.0

(There is no semicolon after it) Then click "OK", as shown in the figure

(2)CATALINA_HOME, the value of this variable is the same as TOMCAT_HOME, and the setting method is the same as (1), as shown in the figure

(3) Find the Path variable in "System Variables" and double-click to open itPathVariable, add it at the end of "Variable Value"

　　%CATALINA_HOME%bin

(No semicolon after), as shown in the figure

(4) Found in "System Variables"CLASSPathVariable, double-click to open the CLASSPath variable, and add it at the end of "Variable Value"

　　%CATALINA_HOME%libservlet-api.jar

(No semicolon after), as shown in the figure

Three:

Click "Start" - "Run", type "cmd", enter in the consoleservice install Tomcat8,

When the above black form appears, the installation is successful!

How to use

Next, I will introduce to you how to use this thing after successful installation.

Then go to the Control Panel - System and Security - Administrative Tools - Services, find the Apache Tomcat Tomcat9 service item, right-click the item, click "Start" to start the service, as shown in the figure

Open the browser and enter http://localhost:8080 or http://127.0.0.1:8080 in the address bar.

If the tomcat sample home page appears, it means that the server installation is successful, as shown in the figure

FAQ

※What to do if port 8080 is occupied! !

If port 8080 is occupied, you can modify the access port of tomcat. The method is as follows: FindD: server.xml in the Tomcatapache-tomcat-8.0-windows-x64apache-tomcat-8.0conf directoryfile, open the file and find the following content. Don’t worry.