Thanks for the advice. I will implement these changes right away and keep you posted.
Kingsley Omon-Edo, Developer, MTech Communications Ltd -----Original Message----- From: Jacob Kjome [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 3:17 PM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: RE: a sure way to work with tomcat under windows NT/2000/XP You should set up your variables under System instead of User because if you run Tomcat as a service, the User variables will not be read. Also, Tomcat doesn't care about the system classpath. J2EE_HOME is fine to set if you need that for something else. Tomcat doesn't need it. Also, TOMCAT_HOME is for Tomcat-3.x.x and below. CATALINA_HOME is the only variable that Tomcat-4.x.x cares about other than JAVA_HOME. Jake At 12:42 PM 12/23/2002 +0100, you wrote: >Hello Jason, > >My name is Kinsley and I am new to Tomcat. I have successfully >installed the Jakarta Tomcat on Windows 2000 Advanced Server. It seems >to be OK for now as I have not done so much with it. > >I noticed that there are some differences between your procedures and >the one I followed. They are as follows: >1. I had installed j2sdk1.4.1, and then I also installed the >j2sdkee1.3.1 setting class path to j2sdkee1.3.1.jar >2. I installed the Tomcat and set the following variables, JAVA_HOME, >J2EE_HOME, TOMCAT_HOME, CATALINA_HOME. > >But I did all of these in the User Variables for Administrator and not >in the System Variables section as your suggested below. > >I eventually hit the Tomcat home page which makes me think all is well. > >I ran some of the examples, and they went well. > >I am about to proceed to install the Watchdog. But I need to know if >the installation I have done has any fundamental error in it that may >lead to problems later. > >Please revert. > > >Kingsley Omon-Edo, >Developer, >MTech Communications Ltd > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jason Pyeron [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 11:59 AM >To: Tomcat Users List >Subject: a sure way to work with tomcat under windows NT/2000/XP > >this seems to be a recurring theme here: > >these steps I give out to my clients, if they are followed without >variation then tomcat will run happilly. > >Downloads: > >1: download jdk 1.4.1_01 from >http://java.sun.com/webapps/download/Display?BundleId=7150 >2: download tomcat 4.1.12 from >http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat-4.0/archives/v4.1.12/bi n >/jakarta-tomcat-4.1.12.exe >3: download ant 1.5.1 from >http://ftp.epix.net/apache/dist/ant/binaries/jakarta-ant-1.5.1-bin.tar. g >z > >PreInstall: > >4: browse to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ >4a: install all required patches >4b: Reboot the machine if instructed. >4c: Repeat step 4 until there are no more reboots required, or software > installed. > >5: open control pannel, open system, choose environment variables. >5a: find SYSTEM VARIABLES >5b: set variable JAVA_HOME to value: c:\j2sdk1.4.1_01 >5c: set variable CATALINA_HOME to value: C:\Program Files\Apache >Group\Tomcat 4.1 >5d: set variable JASPER_HOME to value: C:\Program Files\Apache >Group\Tomcat 4.1 >5e: set variable tomcat_home to value: C:\Program Files\Apache >Group\Tomcat 4.1 >5f: edit variable Path and prepend to value: >C:\j2sdk1.4.1_01\bin;C:\Program Files\jakarta-ant-1.5.1\bin; > > > >Installs and tests: > >5: install JDK >5a: click [next] button >5b: aggree to license >5c: verify: Destination folder should read "C:\j2sdk1.4.1_01" >5d: click [next] button >5e: verify: all boxes should be checked >5f: click [next] button >5g: verify: Microsoft Internet Explorer box should be checked >5h: click [next] button > >6: Start->Run cmd.exe >6a: at the shell propmt type and press enter:java -version >6b: verify java executes and reports: > > java version "1.4.1_01" > Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.1_01-b01) > Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.1_01-b01, mixed mode) > >6c: at the shell prompt type and press enter: echo public class >test{public static void main(String[] args){System.out.println("Hello >World!");}} > test.java >6d: at the shell prompt type and press enter: javac test.java >6e: at the shell prompt type and press enter: java test >6f: verify java executes and reports: > > Hello World! > >7: install tomcat >7a: verify an alert box pops up stating: Using Java Development Kit >found in c:\j2sdk1.4.1_01 >7b: click [OK] button >7c: click [I Agree] button >7d: select all boxes [Full (w/Source Code)] >7e: click [Install] button >7f: choose defaults for port/user/password [8080,Admin,""] >7g: click [Next] button >7h: click [close] nutton > >8: test tomcat: >8a: verify Apache Tomcat 4.1 service is started [control panel -> >Administrative tools -> Services] >8b: browse to http://127.0.0.1:8080 > >9: install ant >9a: open jakarta-ant-1.5.1.tar.gz with WinZip or your favorite archive >utility >9b: extract to c:\Program Files > >10: test ant >10a: Start->Run cmd.exe >10b: at the shell propmt type and press enter:ant -version >10c: verify ant executes and reports: > > Apache Ant version 1.5.1 compiled on October 2 2002 > > >DONE! :) > >steps for windows 9x/ME may vary slightly. > >cmd.exe is command.com >variables are set in autoexec.bat and require a reboot >tomcat cannot install a service, and will have to be run as an >application >from the start menu. > >I highly suggest the you install cygwin, a full install > http://www.cygwin.com/setup.exe > >-- >-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >- - >- Jason Pyeron http://www.pyerotechnics.com - >- Owner & Lead Pyerotechnics Development, Inc. - >- +1 410 808 6646 (c) 500 West University Parkway #1S - >- +1 410 467 2266 (f) Baltimore, Maryland 21210-3253 - >- - >-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > >This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain >privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. 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