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Preface
This manual includes contributions from many members of the Tomcat Project developer community. The following authors have provided significant content: Craig R. McClanahan (craigmcc@apache.org)
Table of Contents
The information presented is divided into the following sections: Introduction - Briefly describes the information covered here, with links and references to other sources of information. Installation - Covers acquiring and installing the required software components to use Tomcat for web application development. Deployment Organization - Discusses the standard directory layout for a web application (defined in the Servlet API Specification), the Web Application Deployment Descriptor, and options for integration with Tomcat in your development environment. Source Organization - Describes a useful approach to organizing the source code directories for your project, and introduces the `build.xml` used by Ant to manage compilation. Development Processes - Provides brief descriptions of typical development processes utilizing the recommended deployment and source organizations. Example Application - This directory contains a very simple, but functionally complete, "Hello, World" application built according to the principles described in this manual. You can use this application to practice using the described techniques.
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