Install tomcat in windows

1. Download Tomcat from the below site. http://tomcat.apache.org/
2. Set the following environment variables in the User or System variables.  See this article to set environment variables. How to set environment variables in windows?
• JAVA_HOME = location of the JDK
• CATALINA_HOME = Location of the Tomcat server
• PATH = Add CATALINA_HOME\bin directory in the path variable



3. Go to CATALINA_HOME\bin directory in the command prompt and run the startup.bat file.
4. Run this http://localhost:8080/ URL in the browser to verify tomcat installation. By default tomcat will run on 8080 port.

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