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How to install Tomcat 7 + JDK 7

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how to install Tomcat 7.x and JDK 7.x (Java Development Kit) on a CentOS VPS (http://www.rosehosting.com/centos-vps.html).
You could get one of our Java Hosting (http://www.rosehosting.com/java-hosting/java-vps.html) plans and have everything
already installed and configured but if you want to do it yourself just follow the tutorial below.

1. Install JDK
Choose the correct version for your OS and download the latest JDK release from
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

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Create a new /usr/java directory, move the downloaded jdk file to /usr/java and change to the created directory:
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# mkdir /usr/java && mv jdk-7u4-linux-i586.tar.gz /usr/java/ && cd /usr/java/

Unpack jdk-7u4-linux-i586.tar.gz file:

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# tar -xzf jdk-7u4-linux-i586.tar.gz

This will create directory, in our case its jdk1.7.0_04

To set the JAVA_HOME path add the lines below to your .bash_profile file:
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export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jdk1.7.0_04/
export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
export PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin

For the changes to take effect execute:

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# source .bash_profile

Check if the JAVA_HOME is set correctly:

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# echo $JAVA_HOME
# /usr/java/jdk1.7.0_04/

2. Install Tomcat 7
Download the latest Tomcat release (currently 7.0.27) from http://tomcat.apache.org/download-70.cgi
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# wget http://mirror.metrocast.net/apache/tomcat/tomcat-7/v7.0.27/bin/apache-tomcat-7.0.27.tar.gz (http://mirror.metrocast.net/apache/tomcat/tomcat-7/v7.0

Move the file and change to the /usr/share/ directory:

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# mv apache-tomcat-7.0.27.tar.gz /usr/share/ && cd /usr/share/

Unpack apache-tomcat-7.0.27.tar.gz file:

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# tar -xzf apache-tomcat-7.0.27.tar.gz

This will create /usr/share/apache-tomcat-7.0.27 directory. Optionally, you can rename this directory to tomcat7:
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# mv /usr/share/apache-tomcat-7.0.27/ /usr/share/tomcat7

To configure Tomcat 7 to run as a service, change to the /etc/init.d/:

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# cd /etc/init.d/

Using your favorite text editor, create a script called tomcat with the following text:
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#!/bin/bash
# description: Tomcat Start - Stop - Restart
# processname: tomcat
# chkconfig: 234 20 80
JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jdk1.7.0_04
export JAVA_HOME
PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
export PATH
CATALINA_HOME=/usr/share/tomcat7

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case $1 in
start)
echo "Starting Tomcat"
sh $CATALINA_HOME/bin/startup.sh
;;
stop)
echo "Stopping Tomcat"
sh $CATALINA_HOME/bin/shutdown.sh
;;
restart)
echo "Restarting Tomcat"
sh $CATALINA_HOME/bin/shutdown.sh
sh $CATALINA_HOME/bin/startup.sh
;;
*)
echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop}"
exit 1
;;
esac
exit 0

Make your script executable:

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# chmod +x tomcat

Make your Tomcat to start at boot time:

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# chkconfig --add tomcat

# chkconfig --level 3 tomcat on

Check if it is setup correctly:

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# chkconfig --list tomcat

The default Tomcat port is 8080, so you can try to access it at http://domain.com:8080 where you should see Tomcats default home page.
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3 Responses to How to install Tomcat 7 + JDK 7
andrian (http://tomcatdefaultpagenotshow)
December 31, 2012 (/blog/how-to-install-tomcat-7-jdk-7/#comment-17327)
i have follow all the step as mentioned above. But when i access http://ip-address:8080 (http://ip-address:8080) the firefox connecting to the
address for sometimes and then Unable to connect show.
The output of netstat -an |grep 8080 is:
tcp 0 0 :::8080 :::* LISTEN
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vinay
January 26, 2013 (/blog/how-to-install-tomcat-7-jdk-7/#comment-28006)
this is really good tutorial.
i am to setup tomcat in first go.. thanks
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Eduardo
April 12, 2014 (/blog/how-to-install-tomcat-7-jdk-7/#comment-43287)
Thanks!
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