Integration of an already running Apache Tomcat Server [ XAMPP distro ] with NetBeans

Setup Tomcat within XAMPP

Modify tomcat-users.xml
- [ D:\xampp\tomcat\conf\tomcat-users.xml ]

  <role rolename="manager-gui"/>
  <user username="root" password="tomcat" roles="manager-gui"/>

<!-- This is the user account for Host Manager link -->
  <role rolename="admin-gui"/>
  <user username="admin" password="tomcat" roles="admin-gui"/>

• The username/password for starting the Tomcat JEE server is root/tomcat

Verify the Tomcat status

• Connect to your Apache Server [ http://localhost:8080/ ] and press : Server Status

• -> The reported  Apache Tomcat version is 7.0.42

Add XAMPP Tomcat Server to our Netbeans IDE

• Goto Services -> Servers -> Right Click Add Server -> Select Apache Tomcat 
• Change the Name attribute to the current Tomcat version and press Next

• Fill out the Tomcat Location Details including username password

• Now the new Server Entry should be available in the Server panel
• With Right Click on the Apache Tomcat Entry you should be able to start and stop the Tomcat AppServer

Start a Maven Web Application Project and test  the TOMCAT Integration

• NetBeans -> Start Project -> Maven -> Web Application  -> Project Name : testFunctionsMVN

• Select the Tomcat Server and the JEE Version and Press Finish

• You may change index.jsp a little bit

• Finally press F6 to run the application

Reference

• Configure and test Tomcat on XAMPP Web Server