System configuration: (windows vista/7/8)

Step1: Install Firefox

• Download the latest stable release of Firefox https://www.mozilla.org and install the application.

• Accept the license agreement.

• Select standard mode for installation or Custom, make sure the application is installed on the default directory. C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox

Step 2: Install Java

• For the standalone version you will only need the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) not Java Development Kit (JDK)

• Minimum version required is Java 6 although it is recommended to install Java 7
  To download the application use the this link 

• Accept the license agreement and make sure you download the correct file for your windows version, whether its x32 or x64 bit.

Note: If you are unsure about the version please follow this guide from Microsoft
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/find-out-32-or-64-bit

• It is recommended to download the executable file (.exe) for a simpler run

• Execute the downloaded file, accept the license agreement and follow the instructions in the wizard, installing in default installation directories.

Step 3: Install Tomcat

• Download Tomcat 6.0.29 using the following link

• Execute the file and install running the default settings

  • Execute the file and install running the default settings
    o    Accept the license agreement
    o    Accept default destination folder
    o    Accept HTTP/1.1 Connector Port 8080
    o    Set Administrator login (username/password)
    o    Accept the Java directory detected
    o    Select Install Tomcat

• After installation is complete you will need to change users roles by following this directory on your windows explorer
  C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 6.0\conf

• Locate the file “tomcat-users” and try to open it.

  • Most likely your operating system will fail to detect the application that opens the file so make a right-click on the file then select down the menu Open With > Notepad
    o    You will notice that a text editor will show up then locate this character set <tomcat-users> The character set is located on line 18 of the file.
    o    Under tomcat-users you will notice a line of code indicating the username and password you typed during the installation process.
    <user name="xxxxxx" password="xxxxxx" roles=…..
    o    Change the values inside the quotations of role with the following values as shown below.
    roles="tomcat,admin,manager,manager-gui"
    o    Then save the file

           1.    Your operating system might bring an error message that indicates that you do not have sufficient privileges to save the file. Then it will ask you to save it in a different directory.
           2.    You need to save the file in the current directory, right-click on the file “tomcat-users” and click on Properties, at the bottom of the menu.
           3.    Navigate to the “Security” tab
           4.    Select the username you are currently using on the machine
           5.    Click the “Edit” button
           6.    Permissions table will allow you to edit your privileges as a user.
           7.    Click on Full Control then click OK and then OK again
           8.    Now, you should be able to edit and save the file in the same directory.

Note: Tomcat might fail to run as a service, for this you can manually start it by navigating to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services
Then find the service called “Apache Tomcat”, right click > Properties then you can either click the “start” button or set “Startup Type” to automatic.

Step 4: Install MySQL

• Download the latest MySQL installer using this link

• Run the install program (.msi)

• Accept the license agreement

• When given the option to update installer please do so

• Under Feature Selection select Full Installation Setup and select the right Architecture for your computer (32-bit / 64-bit)

• Click next and you will be shown a list of applications that you need in order to meet the requirements for installing all services. Make sure you satisfy all the requirements, if not, please install the missing applications on your machine.

• On the next configuration options select “Developer Machine”

• Leave all other settings to default

• Enter a username and password. Note: These will be the credentials for the user with root privileges. Do Not Forget the Password

• Click next and finish the installation.

Note: MySQL might fail to run as a service, for this you can manually start it by navigating to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services
Then find the service called “MySQL”, right click > Properties then you can either click the “start” button or set “Startup Type” to automatic.