Getting Apache Tomcat 5.5 and PostgreSQL 8.1 to Work Together
(Tutorial) (1/3)
Date: 2006_0109
Installation Environment: Mac OS 10.4
Installation Packages: Apache Tomcat 5.5.12, PostgreSQL 8.1
Contributor: Orton Huang [/oth]
[warning] This is not an official tutorial or anything. Follow at your
own risk!
This installation is something that I've had to do recently from scratch. I don't
have much experience with these packages but basically, I just wanted to
set up Tomcat and PostgreSQL so that I can have simple JSP's and
Servlet's talk to my PostgreSQL database. Given the abundance of
confusing and incomplete tutorials out there, I thought this little
tutorial might be helpful for other people. I guess it's somewhat of a
beginner's tutorial for beginners. This tutorial is still very
applicable even if you aren't running Mac OS 10.4. You'll have to
figure out the relevant steps for your own platform however.
Also, please do not distribute without my consent :)
Step 1. Installing Java 1.5 on Mac OS 10.4
Tomcat 5.5.12 requires Java 1.5 (Though I believe you can get away
with 1.4 somehow, installing 1.5 doesn't hurt) but it doesn't come packaged
with OS 10.4. You can download the dmg here.
After you've downloaded it, open the dmg file and install the
package. This release doesn't automatically replace the current
version, so to make the new version you just downloaded the default
Java version on Mac OS 10.4 you have to do a couple of extra steps. You can find the steps here.
Here's a quick rundown:
1. type "sudo su root" to get the privileges that you need, then type
in your password
2. type "cd /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions" to
go the directory where you will change the default version.
3. type "ls" to look inside the directory to make sure that 1.5.0 is
installed.
4. type "rm CurrentJDK" to remove old default.
5. type "ln -s 1.5.0 CurrentJDK" to make 1.5.0 your current default
Now, when you type "java -version", 1.5.0_xx should be your current
default.
Step 2. Installing Tomcat
If you don't know what Tomcat is, go to http://tomcat.apache.org.
The best directions I found for installing Tomcat were at the Apple
Developer Connection's website here.
/unfinished 01/10/06
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