How to Create JSP Web Page in Netbeans IDE 7.4 Using Tomcat Server 7.0.40

After clicking on Add, a list of servers opens. In this article I used Tomcat Server 7.0.40. Choose your server and configure it. For Tomcat Server choose it (Apache Tomcat on screen) and click on "Next". Now a window opens asking for the server location. Now, click on the Browse button and find the server location where you have stored the Apache Tomcat Server (in my system it is in "E:\myserver\tomcat7.0.40\bin"). Note that you need to provide the path up to the bin directory of Tomcat Server. As in the following:

Step 1(f)

After providing the server path you will see two more options for username and password. It's your choice whether you want your username and password or you want the default created by the Netbeans IDE. Now click on "Finish".

Now a window is generated containing the default index.jsp file in Web Pages under JspWebApplication. As in the following:

Step 2: Create a JSP Page.

Now change some coding in the default JSP page as given below.

index.jsp

Change the title: JSP Web Page

Change the heading: "Welcome To The JSP Web World!" as in the following:

Step 3: Run The Project using Tomcat Server.

Step 3(a)

First recheck the Tomcat configuration if you have changed the default port number of Apache Tomcat then you need to do the same in the Netbeans IDE.

For changing the port number of the Tomcat Server use the following.

Go to the services menu and then click on "Servers" and then right-click on "Apache Tomcat" and choose "Properties" as in the following:

Step 3(b)

Now select the server port number that you chose in configuring the Apache Tomcat Server. Since I chose port 9999 in Apache Tomcat so it needs to be changed in Netbeans also. As in the following:

Step 3(c)

Now click on close and run the project. For running your project right-click on the project and select "Run" as follows.

Output

The following output is generated through the specified JSP file.

Summary: This article describe how to create a JSP web page in the Netbeans IDE, hope you enjoyed doing it. If you encounter a problem creating a JSP web page or any issue occur then you can tell me.

Thanks for reading.