This section details the steps you take to install Apache Tomcat version 7.
Procedure
- Create a new folder on your computer (for example,
~/tomcat/).
- Use your browser to navigate to the Apache Tomcat page:
http://tomcat.apache.org/download-70.cgi. If the link fails for any reason, do a web search for "apache tomcat 7 download".
- Navigate to the
Binary Distributions - Core section and click on
zip or
tar.gz.
- Extract the distribution files into the folder created in step 1.
Note: Ensure that the option to retain folder names is selected.