Add TomCat to XAMPP installation

Question

Months ago I've instelled XAMPP to my windows 10 computer with only:

• Apache
• MySQL

but now, I need install TOMCAT.

Actually I have 3 projects on my htdocs froder, what would be the best way to add TOMCAT to my XAMPP.

I tried with xampp installer, but it wants to override php instalation, for another new one.

What would be the best way to add TOMCAT to my existing XAMPP without having to reinstall or re-download my actual php projects?

Solution 1

If you are worried about your PHP folder, you can:

• Stop Apache.
• Navigate to your XAMPP installation folder.
• Copy the php folder in place (so you get another folder called e.g. php - Copy.
• Install Tomcat with the XAMPP installer.
• Making sure Apache is still stopped, go back to your XAMPP installation folder.
• Delete your php folder and rename php - Copy back to php.

Solution 2

You can install Tomcat separately from XAMPP. Just remember that Tomcat needs a prior installation of Java.

After the installation of Tomcat, modify its file server.xml (located in folder tomcat_installation_path\conf ) to change the default port number to another number than 8080, because 8080 is used by XAMPP.

Example: Change Connector port="8080" to Connector port="8081".

Now when you start XAMPP you go to localhost:8080, and whenever you run Tomcat you go to localhost:8081.

You may also do it in other way round as well, keeping the default port number of Tomcat and changing XAMPP's port number.

References:

• Configure and Use Apache Tomcat
• How to change Tomcat default port ?

Comments

[user960567]

Not possible with existing installation of xampp?

[harrymc]

Possible, with side-effects.