Hello,

I'm trying to install Apache, Tomcat and JDK but don't know what to download. I browsed the Apache website and the latest version is httpd 2.4.3 but the downloadable options don't include one for linux, only Unix and NetWare.

http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi#apache24

Which should I download?

Tomcat, list options for Windows 32 & 64. It lists a tar.gz but doesn't specifically list it as a Linux download. Is this the one I should download?

JDK, has to options for Linux, Linux x86 and Linux x64. I have a Pentium III 450MHz. Which one should I download?

Thank you,
Mike

hey Mike....

Hmm...let's see
most likely (unless I'm wrong) that system will not be 64 bit anyway, so go with the 32 bit.

I'd stick with what the repo offers...that should be tuned in with your platform and should install and run glitch free...
If you install something, your installer (dont know what distro you've got there) should install the required dependencies as well, dont worry about that

Good luck

Thor

Tomcat
7: http://apache.softded.ru/tomcat/tomc...-7.0.32.tar.gz
6: http://apache-mirror.rbc.ru/pub/apac...-6.0.35.tar.gz
I don't think you'll need earlier versions. But if you need - go to http://tomcat.apache.org, choose version and download "tar.gz".


Java
7:http://www.java.com/en/download/linu....jsp?locale=en
6:http://www.java.com/en/download/manual_v6.jsp
If you're running CentOS/RHEL box - just stick with Linux x64 RPM. Otherwise use Linux x64.
Download binary and run it.

Don't know much about Apache httpd, but Tomcat doesn't come in different versions for Windows or Linux because it's all written in Java which is cross-platform. You'll need a Linux JDK (or at least a JRE) before you can run Tomcat, but you mentioned that already.
Download the latest Tomcat, unzip the archive, and in the bin/ directory, you'll find some Windows stuff like *.bat files and an exe file. You can delete those if you want. You'll also find some linux shell scripts (*.sh). Change permissions to make them executable, then run startup.sh
Then browse to http://localhost:8080 and you should see the Tomcat welcome page.

I hope I understood you correctly. Does that mean I don't need to install Apache to have Tomcat working?

Indeed. If you need to run java web applications - use only tomcat. Install java from binary then untar tomcat and point it to correct $JAVA_HOME in startup.sh/catalina.sh.

I downloaded the JDK rpm. But need help with tomcat. The tomcat download pages has serveral options: Core, Full documentation, Deployer, Extras, and Embedded. Is all I'm supposed to do is download the tar.gz under Core, untar it, read the readme file and fellow the instructions. What about the Deployer, Extras, and Embedded? What are they used for?

As soon as you'll get Tomcat you'll have a static deployer from the box.
If you want to know more about other options available for download, refer to documentation (provided with "Full documentation" package).
As example - here is answer for what is deployer package:

I don't think you'll need these extra packages atm.

I wouldn't worry about the other options, just download the Core. That's all you need to get a Tomcat server up and running. The others are optional extras.
Basic setup with default options will work as I mentioned in my previous post, but Tomcat is endlessly configurable.