Tomcat6 and Java 7

Question

In linux, is it possible to have a web application written using Java 7 be deployed on tomcat6? If so, what configuration needs to be modified to allow it to work?

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Answer 1

I had a major problem when I compiled my servlet using java JDK 1.7.0, Tomcat wouldn't start up due of a runtime manor.major version error.

To make Tomcat6 run your classes using JDK 1.7 do the following:

1. Open the file /etc/init.d/tomcat6 with root privilege.

2. You will find a variable called JDK_DIRS at line 83.

3. Comment it out by adding # at the beginning of the line.

4. Write the following bellow it: JDK_DIRS="/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-openjdk-i386"

5. Save and restart tomcat