How to install tomcat in linux(centos 6.4)?

Question

I downloaded Tomcat server from this link : http://tomcat.apache.org/download-70.cgi.

How to install this Tomcat 7. Try to give some good commands for this purpose. I'm new to LINUX(i don't know any commands for how to install a packages in linux).

Please suggest.

Afaik.. there is a compressed package available for linux on apache downloads, copy it into the desired folder and extract it... done! — codeMan, Nov 12 '13 at 11:34
There are many tutorials available, see e. g. [this one](http://www.lejnieks.com/2008/installing-tomcat-on-centos/). Please describe what you tried so far and what did not work. — Robin Krahl, Nov 12 '13 at 11:36
thaks for response but am new to linux, how to make folder in terminal @codeMan — , Nov 12 '13 at 11:40
in ur previous comment **download folder and extract**.thats y i said — , Nov 12 '13 at 11:43
@codeMan pls tell me step by step process for installation tomcat7.I'll follow you pls pls pls pls pls tel me step by step procedure — , Nov 12 '13 at 11:44
let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/41017/discussion-between-ram-and-codeman) — , Nov 12 '13 at 11:45

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 12 '13 at 11:47

go to your downloaded folder

ex : cd /home/<user>/Downloads

Now to extract the file use the following command :

tar -xvzf apache-tomcat-7.0.47.tar.gz

Now u have extracted that to a folder. To check the folder name

ls | grep apache

Now to run start the server :

now go to that folder

cd /apache-tomcat-7.0.47/bin/
sh startup.sh

To check if the server is running, type this in your browser

localhost:8080

If you see an sample page, you are done installing.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 12 '13 at 12:16

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To add on to it move the tomcat directory to appropriate place I put it in /opt . From your download folder use the following command.(this step is recommended but not necessary to run tomcat)

sudo mv apache-tomcat-7.0.47 /opt/apache-tomcat7

and if you want to use the tomcat manager GUI set up a user with manager-gui role by editing /opt/apache-tomcat7/conf/tomcat-users.xml and make the following changes. (Open the file in any editor to make these changes.)

<tomcat-users>
<role rolename="manager-gui"/>
<user username="tomcat" password="tomcat" roles="manager-gui"/>
</tomcat-users>

answered Nov 12 '13 at 12:16

M4ver1k

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--> – Nov 12 '13 at 12:21
this is there in tomcat-users.xml – Nov 12 '13 at 12:22
add between opeaning and closing and use that credentials to access Tomcat Manager – M4ver1k Nov 12 '13 at 12:24
my problem-- Several ports (8005, 8080, 8009) required by Tomcat v7.0 Server at localhost are already in use. The server may already be running in another process, or a system process may be using the port. To start this server you will need to stop the other process or change the port number(s). – Nov 12 '13 at 12:27
how to resolve this.. – Nov 12 '13 at 12:28
[Check this thread](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5064733/several-ports-8005-8080-8009-required-by-tomcat-server-at-localhost-are-alre) – M4ver1k Nov 12 '13 at 12:43

How to install tomcat in linux(centos 6.4)?

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