Eclipse Tomcat plug-in

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Installation

• This plugin does not contain tomcat.
  (Download and install Tomcat before using this plugin ).
  This is a design choice not to include tomcat in the plugin distribution, this way the same plugin version can works with any tomcat version.

• Download tomcatpluginvxxx.zip

• Unzip it in:
  -Eclipse_home/dropins for eclipse 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6
  -Eclipse_home/plugins for eclipse 2.1, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3

• Plugin activation for eclipse 3.x:
  -Launch eclipse once using this option:-Clean
  -If Tomcat icons are not shown in toolbar: Select menu 'window> mimize perspective...> commands ', and check 'tomcat' in 'available command groups'

• Set tomcat version and tomcat home: workbench-> preferences, select Tomcat and set tomcat version and tomcat home (tomcat version and tomcat home are the only required fields, other settings are there for advanced configuration ).

• This plugin in launches Tomcat using the default JRE checked in using e preferences window.
  To set a JDK as default JRE for Eclipse open the Preference window: window-> preferences-> JAVA-> installed jres.
  This JRE must be a JDK (this is a tomcat prerequisite ).

• The plugin sets itself Tomcat classpath and bootclasspath. Use preferences-> tomcat-> JVM settings, only if you need specific settings.

Documentation and tutorials

Official Registration (French): http://www.eclipsetotale.com/articles/tomcat/tomcatPluginDocFR.html

Tutorials (English ):

• The power of three-Eclipse, tomcat, and struts

• Tomcat Tutorial: helloworld for complete fools