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<time datetime="2025-11-06">Nov 6 2025
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<p>The information presented is divided into the following sections:
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<li><a href="introduction.html"><strong>Introduction
</strong></a> -
Briefly describes the information covered here, with
links and references to other sources of information.
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<li><a href="installation.html"><strong>Installation
</strong></a> -
Covers acquiring and installing the required software
components to use Tomcat for web application development.
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<li><a href="deployment.html"><strong>Deployment Organization
</strong></a> -
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.
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<li><a href="source.html"><strong>Source Organization
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Describes a useful approach to organizing the source code
directories for your project, and introduces the
<code>build.xml
</code> used by Ant to manage compilation.
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<li><a href="processes.html"><strong>Development Processes
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Provides brief descriptions of typical development processes
utilizing the recommended deployment and source organizations.
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<li><a href="sample/" target="_blank"><strong>Example Application
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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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