How to install and configure Apache Tomcat 7 on Cent OS

Here are the steps to install and configure Apache Tomcat 7 on Cent OS :

• Make sure you have JAVA 6 or later version installed on your machine.
  • Java --version
• Download Tomcat7 Archive
  • wget http://www.us.apache.org/dist/tomcat/tomcat-7/v7.0.64/bin/apache-tomcat-7.0.64.tar.gz
• Untar it at some location (eg: /opt/tomcat7)
  • tar xzf apache-tomcat-7.0.64.tar.gz
• Start the tomcat (bydefault it will start at port 8080)
  • sh /opt/tomcat7/bin/startup.sh
• Verify Apache Tomcat Server
• Goto your browser and check http://localhost:8080 or http://127.0.0.1:8080

• Stop the tomcat
• sh /opt/tomcat7/bin/shutdown.sh

• [Optional] To access admin|manager pages, you need to create user accounts. Add below lines inside <tomcat-users></tomcat-users> tags in ${tomcat7}/conf/tomcat-users.xml file.
  <role rolename="manager-gui"/>
  <user username="manager" password="root123" roles="manager-gui"/>
  <role rolename="admin-gui"/>
  <user username="admin" password="root123" roles="manager-gui,admin-gui"/>