Integrating tomcat plug-in with Eclipse [Debug web applications without restarting the server]

Installing tomcat plug-in>>

Benefit: >>  Web projects can be debugged without restarting the server. 

If  Eclipse version is grater than  4.2 (Eclipse Luna)>>> then use following plugin:

"Uqbar Tomcat XT Eclipse Plug-in"

If tomcat version is below 4.2 then use "tomcatPluginV33">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

1. Download the plugin from "http://www.eclipsetotale.com/tomcatPlugin.html"
2. Unzip the tomcatPluginV33.zip in dropins or plugin folder of eclipse.

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2.  Start eclipse
3.  Go to Window>Preferences>Tomcat

-          Set the path of tomcat server.

-          In Advance section, Unmark "Launch tomcat using security manager"

-          In JVM Settings section, Check JVM Settings are in place or not?

    

-          In Source path section, Check "Automatically compute source path"

      

-          In Tomcat manager app section, 

          ManagerApp url: http://localhost:8080/manager

          ManagerApp username: admin

          ManagerApp password:  admin

          

       

5. Click 'Apply' button.

6. Click 'Ok' button.

Integrating WebProject with tomcat>>

1      1.  Create a web project e.g. DemoServletProject

-       Directory structure of project should be like this (same should be provided in context setting below):

-       .classpath file should have following properties.

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<classpath>

           <classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER"/>

           <classpathentry kind="var" path="TOMCAT_HOME/lib/servlet-api.jar"/>

           <classpathentry kind="var" path="TOMCAT_HOME/lib/jasper.jar"/>

           <classpathentry kind="var" path="TOMCAT_HOME/lib/jsp-api.jar"/>

           <classpathentry kind="var" path="TOMCAT_HOME/lib/el-api.jar"/>

           <classpathentry kind="var" path="TOMCAT_HOME/lib/annotations-api.jar"/>

           <classpathentry kind="src" path="webapps/WEB-INF/src"/>

           <classpathentry kind="output" path="webapps/WEB-INF/classes"/>

</classpath>

1    2. Put the following mapping in the server.xml under <Host> element of TOMCAT_HOME.

<Context path="/DemoServletProject" reloadable="true" docBase="D:\Personal\Study\MyStuffs\Dropbox\EclipseWorkSpace\DemoServletProject\webapps"/>

2    3.  
Start tomcat from eclipse. Now you can easily debug without restarting the server.

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