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Silly Question but here goes; what is the difference between tomcat and xampp

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  • 03-12-2006 6:53pm
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    jtiernan
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    Thanks in advance :)


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    Karoma
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    Apache Tomcat: the servlet container that is used in the official Reference Implementation for the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies.
    In a nutshell: Install and use this if you want to run / develop JSP or Servlets
    http://tomcat.apache.org/

    XAMPP: an easy to install Apache ('web server only'...not servlet container, AFAIK.) distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl. XAMPP is really very easy to install and to use - just download, extract and start.
    In a nutshell: install and run this if you want to run(locally)/develop stuff with PHP or Perl (And not Java-based products[Otherwise, you'll need the xampp add-on]) and with minimum effort. This should really only be used for development / local installs, IMHO.
    http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html


    What are you trying to do/achieve/plan? :)


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    jtiernan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 192 ✭✭jtiernan


    Thanks a million for your speedy reply! Yes that is what I understood! It is an assignment to develop a student information system using a jdbc connection and as far as I see people are trying to configure one with the other whereby I would have thought that tomcat is enough?!


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