On 18 August 2010 22:34, Ron Wheeler <rwhee...@artifact-software.com> wrote:

>  It is saying that you do not have a JAVA_HOME environment variable
> defined.
>
Yes

> Is a JAVA JDK installed? Do you have JAVA_HOME defined pointing to the
> installation?
> Yes, see command line...
>

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Jon>java -version
java version "1.6.0_21"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_21-b07)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 17.0-b17, mixed mode, sharing)

C:\Documents and Settings\Jon>


> Ron
>
> On 18/08/2010 3:43 PM, Jonathan Camilleri wrote:
>
>> Well, I've installed the webserver (1st file), however, no services are
>> running, and, no page is running on http://127.0.0.1:8080 (IIS runs on
>> port
>> 80).
>>
>> When I try to start up "catalina", it says that it cannot find JAVA_HOME,
>> but I am not sure why...
>>
>> *Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]*
>> *(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.*
>> *
>> *
>> *C:\Documents and Settings\Jon>cd %CATALINA_HOME%*
>> *
>> *
>> *C:\Program Files\apache-tomcat-6.0.29>dir*
>> * Volume in drive C has no label.*
>> * Volume Serial Number is D80F-8634*
>> *
>> *
>> * Directory of C:\Program Files\apache-tomcat-6.0.29*
>> *
>> *
>> *18/08/2010  19:18<DIR>           .*
>> *18/08/2010  19:18<DIR>           ..*
>> *18/08/2010  19:33<DIR>           bin*
>> *18/08/2010  18:47<DIR>           conf*
>> *18/08/2010  18:47<DIR>           lib*
>> *19/07/2010  14:59            38,656 LICENSE*
>> *18/08/2010  18:47<DIR>           logs*
>> *19/07/2010  14:59               573 NOTICE*
>> *19/07/2010  14:59             8,669 RELEASE-NOTES*
>> *19/07/2010  14:59             6,836 RUNNING.txt*
>> *18/08/2010  18:47<DIR>           temp*
>> *18/08/2010  18:46<DIR>           webapps*
>> *18/08/2010  18:46<DIR>           work*
>> *               4 File(s)         54,734 bytes*
>> *               9 Dir(s)  33,834,348,544 bytes free*
>> *
>> *
>> *C:\Program Files\apache-tomcat-6.0.29>cd bin*
>> *
>> *
>> *C:\Program Files\apache-tomcat-6.0.29\bin>startup.bat*
>> *The JAVA_HOME environment variable is not defined correctly*
>> *This environment variable is needed to run this program*
>> *NB: JAVA_HOME should point to a JDK not a JRE*
>> *C:\Program Files\apache-tomcat-6.0.29\bin>echo %JAVA_HOME%*
>> *C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_17\bin*
>> *
>> *
>> *C:\Program Files\apache-tomcat-6.0.29\bin>*
>>
>> On 18 August 2010 21:24, Mark Eggers<its_toas...@yahoo.com>  wrote:
>>
>>  A couple of things:
>>>
>>> The list in general strips attachments, so your log did not make it
>>> through.
>>>
>>> The file httpd-2.2.16-win32-x86-openssl-0.9.8o.msi is for installing the
>>> Apache
>>> web server. The Apache web server is useful if you are planning to write
>>> PHP,
>>> Perl, Python, or Lisp/Scheme web sites.
>>>
>>> The file apache-tomcat-6.0.29.exe is the file for installing Apache
>>> Tomcat
>>> as a
>>> service on Windows. Tomcat is useful if you are planning to write Java
>>> web
>>> sites.
>>>
>>> If you run Tomcat on Windows as a service, the installer will figure
>>> everything
>>> out. The service installation is good enough for many uses. Documentation
>>> for
>>> service installation is here:
>>>
>>> http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-6.0-doc/setup.html#Windows
>>>
>>> Documentation for managing the service under Windows is here:
>>>
>>> http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-6.0-doc/windows-service-howto.html
>>>
>>> If you are going to actively develop Java web applications, then it's
>>> sometimes
>>> useful to install from the zip archive. Many IDEs use the batch files
>>> from
>>> the
>>> zip archive to start and stop Tomcat.
>>>
>>> Just unzip the archive in a directory that you have read/write access to.
>>> Add an
>>> environment variable called JAVA_HOME and point it to your installation
>>> of
>>> the
>>> Java JRE. On Windows the JRE is usually located in C:\Program
>>> Files\Java\jre6
>>> (for the latest versions of Java).
>>>
>>> Now to run the unzipped version of Apache Tomcat, just open a DOS command
>>> window, navigate to the bin directory under where you unpacked the zip
>>> file. For
>>> example, if you unpacked the zip file in C:\, the bin subdirectory would
>>> be
>>> in
>>> C:\apache-tomcat-6.0.29\bin. Type startup (which will run startup.bat) to
>>> start
>>> Tomcat, and shutdown (which will run shutdown.bat) to stop Tomcat.
>>>
>>> To get your IDE to work with Tomcat, it's best to ask on the IDE mailing
>>> list
>>> (for example, NetBeans or Eclipse).
>>>
>>> On my XP system, I've installed both. I set the service startup to
>>> manual,
>>> and I
>>> point my IDE (NetBeans) to the zip file installation.
>>>
>>> . . . . just my two cents
>>>
>>> /mde/
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Jonathan Camilleri<camilleri....@gmail.com>
>>> To: Tomcat<users@tomcat.apache.org>
>>> Sent: Wed, August 18, 2010 11:17:59 AM
>>> Subject: Installation problem [newbie]
>>>
>>> I ran into an installation problem, and, hope you can help me out with
>>> it.
>>>  Initially I tried running the
>>> installer  (httpd-2.2.16-win32-x86-openssl-0.9.8o.msi), on my laptop
>>> which
>>> runs
>>> Windows XP, and, I was prompted for the following:
>>>
>>>
>>> Network Domain - laptop is a standalone pc and field is mandatory; is a
>>> workaround available?
>>> Server Name - is this the name of the computer?
>>> Administrator's Email address - no problem :)
>>>
>>> The instructions available online do not seem to be relevant for this
>>> installation file, and, I was told that I should try downloading from
>>> another
>>> location.
>>>
>>>
>>> So I downloaded Apache Tomcat 6.0.29, which I assumed is the latest
>>> stable
>>> version, and, I am following RUNNING.txt for the installation.
>>>
>>> Even though I think I created the Java variables (section 1), when I
>>> run startup.bat, an error is displayed.
>>>  See tomcat.installation.command.log which is attached to this email.
>>>
>>> Any ideas, please?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>


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