Download To and configure Eclipse to run JSPs:

Windows only instructions – I don't have a Mac to test these installs – however
it is possible to install and run Eclipse on a Mac.
Installing Eclipse (with ability to compile Java programs – use the notes
following this section if you also plan to use Eclipse to work on web sites)
1. You need to download three software packages to run Eclipse with Apache and JSP pages on your
personal computer. These are the Eclipse Web Tools Platform, the Apache/Tomcat Web server, and the
Java JDK.
2. Go to http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/, scroll down and select the Eclipse IDE for Java
Developers 99 MB version. Use the Windows 64 Bit version if using Windows 7 or the 32 Bit version
if using Windows XP
3. In the next page, download eclipse-java-helios-win32.zip (or whatever the latest version is).
After the download completes, right-click the file in Windows Explorer, and then click Extract All (or
Extract Files or Extract to – depends on the software installed on your computer). Select the folder to
which you want to install Eclipse – typically the Program Files folder (it will make a folder named
Eclipse to extract the files into, so select the folder you want the files installed to - but you don’t need to
make a folder named Eclipse), and click Next. The installation creates a folder named Eclipse.
4. Next download Sun’s Java JDK (Java Developer Kit) from
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp

Click the Java Download button shown below (you don't need the extras in the Fx NetBeans, or
EE versions):
Wade through the menus until you get to the actual link for the version for your operating system and
click it (the version may vary). Do the install.
5. Navigate to the Eclipse folder created in Step 1, and double-click Eclipse.exe to start Eclipse.
Installing Eclipse (with ability to compile Java programs and work with struts,
JSF, and JSP pages)
1. You need to download three software packages to run Eclipse with Tomcat and JSP pages on your
personal computer. These are the Eclipse Web Tools Platform, the Apache-Tomcat Web server, and the
Java JDK.
2. Go to http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/, scroll down and select the Eclipse IDE for Java EE
Developers 206 MB version. Use the Windows 64 Bit version if using Windows 7 or the 32 Bit version
if using Windows XP (or if using a Mac, select Mac OS X… in the drop down box then the comparable
versions for the Mac)
3. In the next page, download eclipse-jee-helios-win32.zip (or whatever the latest version is).
After the download completes, right-click the file in Windows Explorer, and then click Extract All (or
Extract Files or Extract to – depends on the software installed on your computer). Select the folder to
which you want to install Eclipse – typically the Program Files folder (it will make a folder named
Eclipse to extract the files into, so select the folder you want the files installed to - but you don’t need to
make a folder named Eclipse), and click Next. The installation creates a folder named Eclipse.
4. Go to http://tomcat.apache.org/. Download the latest non-beta version of Tomcat. It isn't necessary to
install Tomcat as a service, so I recommend selecting the 32 bit (XP) or 64 bit (Win 7) zip versions (you
don't need the service installer) After the file downloads, extract it to c:\program files.
6. Next download Sun’s Java JDK (Java Developer Kit) from
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp

Click the Java Download button shown below (you don't need the extras in the Fx NetBeans, or
EE versions):
Wade through the menus until you get to the actual link for the version for your operating system and
click it (the version may vary). Do the install.
5. Navigate to the Eclipse folder created in Step 1, and double-click Eclipse.exe to start Eclipse.