How to Configure Tomcat with Intellij

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How to Configure Tomcat with Intellij

• By Navjot S.Sandhu
• SW410
• Enterprise Java
• Prof. Lyon

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Download Tomcat

• Download Application server from www.apache.org
• Make sure to set the appropriate Java Virtual
  Machine

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Create a New Project in IntelliJ

• Click File, then New Project
• Create from Scratch
• Click Next, give the Project a Name, and keep
  Clicking Next until the Desired Technologies
  window is in front of you
• Click Web-Application, then Finish

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Configure an Application Server in IntelliJ

• Click File, then Settings
• Click on Application Servers and Hit the to add
  a new Tomcat Server
• Set the Home Directory of the application server
  you have just installed(ex c/Program
  Files/Apache Software Foundation/ltVersiongt/ and
  then Click ok

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Create New Class File(servlet)
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Configure Application Server

• Click on the run button, and then then Edit
  Defaults
• Click on the in the top left hand corner and
  add a Tomcat Server, then Local configuration
• Select the Tomcat in the pulldown menu next to
  Application Server

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Configure App Server(cont.)
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Configuration(cont.)

• Click on Deployment, WebFacets, and then the
  Web(inservlet) node and make sure the Deploy Web
  Facet radio button is checked
• Click on Configure and make sure the Web
  Deployment is configured correctly

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Configuration(cont.)
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Configuration(cont.)
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Configure XML FIle

• Configure the web.xml file in the WEB-INF
  directory with the servlet class file name and
  directory, in this case we are going to place the
  class file in the root classes directory

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Xml File(cont.)

• We have to add one of these for every class file

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The Servlet Class

• Make sure to import the right classes and set the
  HTML output

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Compile and Run

• Make sure to add the name of the Servlet, after
  Http//localhost8080/servlet1 in the startup
  page parameter of the run screen
• Now we have an application server built into our
  development environement
• COOL!!!