Apache Tomcat Not Showing in Eclipse Server Runtime Environments

Question

I have tomcat 5.5 installed, running and verifiable at http://localhost:8080/. The Tomcat menu option appears in the Eclipse menu bar and I can start and stop Tomcat from there. In Eclipse, it does not show as a Server Runtime Environment in Window - Preferences - Server - Runtime Environments, nor does it appear in the list of environments that can be added when I click the "Add" button. All I see is the J2EE Runtime Library.

Edit:
Running on Windows XP.

Eclipse version is 3.5.1

Answer 1

1. Window > Preferences > Server > Runtime Environments (as you said)
2. Add
3. Apache > Apache Tomcat 5.5

That has worked for the past 3 versions of Eclipse at least. If there is not such an option on your eclipse, get a fresh installation (for JEE developers).

Answer 2

Running on Windows XP.

Eclipse version is 3.5.1

Answer 3

nor does it appear in the list of environments that can be added when I click the "Add" button. All I see is the J2EE Runtime Library.

Go get "Eclipse for Java EE developers". Note the extra "EE". This includes under each the Web Tools Platform with under each a lot of server plugins with under each the one for Apache Tomcat 5.x. It's also logically; JSP/Servlet is part of the Java EE API.

Answer 4

You may get more success if you do a "search" for the runtime env from the preferences screen instead of hitting "add" - see this demo on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOkN5IPoJVs&playnext_from=TL&videos=rVnITzSU2Z8 - When you hit search, you are prompted to point to the tomcat directory and then it SHOULD add it as a server runtime environment. Unfortunately for me, that is not the case (I get "no new server runtime environments were found") But you might have more success.

Answer 5

I agree with BalusC, it didnt matter how many plugins etc I put into the standard version, I only got it working as soon as I installed Eclipse for Java EE developers.

Answer 6

I had the same problem and I solved it with the following steps

1. Help > Install New Software...
2. Select "Eclipse Web Tools Platform Repository (http://download.eclipse.org/webtools/updates)" from the "Work with" drop-down.
3. Select "Web Tools Platform (WTP)" and "Project Provided Components".

Complete all the installation steps and restart Eclipse. You'll see a bunch of servers when you try to add a server runtime environment.