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Eclipse Indigo - Tomcat 7 server installation and configuration

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

• This task is optional.  If you are not planning to use a Tomcat 7 server, then this task does not have to be done.
  The Eclipse - Tomcat 7 installation assumes that you have done an Install Tomcat 7.
  If you have not installed Tomcat 7, please do so now.

1. Run Eclipse.  Go to Window > Show View > Servers.
   
   
   
   
2. Right click anywhere within the servers View (as shown below) and select *New > Server.
   
   
   
   
3. In the *Define a New Server* panel, expand Apache (as shown below) and select Tomcat v7.0 Server.
   
   Change the Server name: to indicate the version of Tomcat that you have installed. The In this example, the installed version of Tomcat in this example is version 7.0.29.
   
   
   
   When you are satisfied that everything is correct, click Next.
4. In the Tomcat Server panel, click the Browse button and select the location of your Tomcat installation.
   In this example, the Tomcat installation is at:

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   C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-tomcat-7.0.29

   From the JRE: dropdown list, select the JRE that you had previously installed. In this example, the previously installed JRE is jdk1.6.0_27.
   Your Tomcat Server panel should now look similar to the following:
   
   When you are satisfied that everything is correct, click Finsh.
5. Your Servers View should now be similar to the following:
   
   Right click on the Tomcat v7.0.29 entry in the Severs View and select Open. The Tomcat v7.0.29 Overview panel will be displayed as shown below.
   
   In the Server Locations: select the Use Tomcat installation (takes control of Tomcat installation) radio button.
   In the Server Locations: change the Deploy path from wtpwebapps to webapps.
   
   Your Overview panel should now look similar to the following:
   
   
   Save all the changes that you have made to the Overview panel. Saving the changes to the Overview panel must be done before continuing.