Tomcat - What it is and how to install it on Linux

1) What is tomcat? What is its link with Apache webserver?


Apache is a webserver : it is used to serve static files (html for ex) to internet client.

If we want to develop a dynamic website we need to install a software that can interpret a dynamic (server side) language.

Here is the role of Tomcat, for Java. (similarly, we would need to install a PHP module into Apache so that the server could be able to understand php files)

http://www.coderanch.com/t/85639/Tomcat/Difference-between-Tomcat-Apache-Web


2) Installing tomcat on linux:

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/linux/installing-tomcat-6-on-ubuntu/