Playing with Apache TomCat
Apache TomCat or simply TomCat should not be confused with Apache web server. They are not bundled together but it is another fact that they are used together frequently. Apache TomCat is an open source servlet container developed by the Apache Software Foundation. Tomcat implements the Java Servlet and the JSP specifications to provide a "pure Java" HTTP web server environment for Java code to run. Installing Apache Tomcat on Linux Download JDK, the latest stable one that I have downloaded is 7 Installation of Java SE Development Kit 7 Downloading jdk 7 [root@centos garbage]# wget http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/7/jdk-7-linux-i586.rpm Installing jdk 7 [root@centos garbage]# rpm -ivh jdk-7-linux-i586.rpm Verifying installation [root@centos garbage]# java [root@centos garbage]# java -version java version "1.7.0" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0-b147) Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 21.0-b17, mixed mode, sharing) Down