Setup multiple instance of Tomcat 5 on Windows XP

I would like to setup my machine and be able to start 2 instance of tomcat independent from each other. I was able to install Tomcat 5. To create another instance i tried copying the tomcat folder and changed the ports on the server.xml file. This doesn't seem to work. Can anyone show me the correct way to do it? thanks..

hi,

2 ways of doing it. i did both myself and both work without any problem

1.
install a tomcat and change installation path to e.g. Tomcat 5 I1
install a second tomcat and change installation path to e.g. Tomcat 5 I2

change the 3 ports in each server.xml so you don't have conflicts for starting up or shutting down. the ports are
- HTTP port
- AJP port
- Shutdown port

2.
- install a tomcat
- make a seperate folder for each instance you want
- put /conf, /webapps, /work, en /logs directories in this new directory
you can also
- also change the 3 ports
- if you want to startup as service or with the bat-file you have to set the variables to the appropriate values:
set JAVA_HOME=... (path to java home)
set CATALINA_HOME=... (path to standard installation of tomcat)
set CATALINA_BASE=... (path to directory of the instance)

good luck!

Thanks . . i've tried the first option and it now works but I had to uninstall the current installed tomcat and used the zip files rather that the exe installer to install tomcat.
[ March 30, 2006: Message edited by: crossedge ]

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They are obtained to make running with versions 5.0 and 5.5 at the same time ??