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Installing Workspace on Windows - Installing Platform Softwares

Before you can start the Workspace installer, you must have the following software installed.

Java 2 Standard Edition Development Kit (J2SE 5.0 / JDK 5.0) or newer.
You can download Java at

1. http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.html
2. Select J2SE 5.0 (or newer)
3. From the following page, select JDK 5.0 or newer
4. From the following page, select Windows Platform - J2SE(TM) Development Kit 5.0 or newer and offline/online installation method.

Open the downloaded .exe file and install the software with default settings.



After installation has been compelted, you can check that Java is in running by going to Command Prompt
(Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt) and type java -version:
C:\>java version
This command should return you the version of the Java installed.


Apache Tomcat 5.5.
You can download Tomcat at

1. http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/
2. Select Download Tomcat 5.x from the left
3. From the Binary Distributions list select Core and Windows Service Installer

Download and open the .exe file and run the installer.

NOTICE:

• During the installation you are asked where to install Tomcat.
  It is recommended that you don't use the default location (C:\Program Files\...).
  Instead, use for example C: drive's root (eg. C:\tomcat_5). Just make sure
  that the directory path does not contain any whitespace in it.
• The installer asks where you have installed your J2SE.
  This is usually C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06 or similar

You should also set Tomcat as a system service, so that it will be started automatically when Windows reboots.
You can do this by going Start -> Programs -> Apache Tomcat -> Configure Tomcat or simply click the tray icon.

You should change the Startup Type into Automatic and click Start if the service has not yet been started.

Now the Tomcat is installed and running.


MySQL 4 or MySQL 5 Database
You can download MySQL Community Server at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/

Download the Community Server .zip file with installer (SETUP.EXE) and extract it on your hardware.
Run SETUP.EXE and follow the instructions given. Choose the configuration that best fits your needs.

• When asked for the default character set, choose "Best Support For Multilingualism (UTF8)"
• Answer yes, when asked should MySQL be installed as Windows service. This will install MySQL as a service that will be started the next time you reboot Windows.
• You may need to open the port 3306 in your firewall to allow access to the database server. Windows firewall can be configured in Start -> Control Panel -> Security Center -> Windows Firewall. Click the Add port button on the Exceptions tab and fill in MySQL as name and 3306 as port number. For increased security you can also click the Change Scope button and set the scope to My network (subnet) only.

1. http://www.mysql.com/downloads/api-jdbc.html
2. Select Source and Binaries (zip)

Download and extract the .zip file. Inside the extracted folder there should be a file called mysql-connector-java-5.0.5-bin.jar or similar.
Place that file under the shared\lib directory under you Tomcat installation directory.
For example C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 5.5\shared\lib\

Now you have all the necessary platform software installed and you can proceed to the next step.


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