Here are a number of useful links for Java, Tomcat and hosting Wikis. JSPWiki - http://jspwiki.apache.org MediaWiki - http://www.mediawiki.org PC Review - Wikis - http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2399624,00.asp
Hibernate, JPA Tutorial
This is a great little tutorial on how to access an Apache Derby Database using Hibernate and JPA. Also includes Maven, Tomcat, and JUnit test cases. Hibernate, JPA Tutorial
Tomcat web.xml
Another great post by Mkyong - this time about the Tomcat web.xml file http://www.mkyong.com/web-development/the-web-xml-deployment-descriptor-examples/
Understanding Tomcat Context Containers
This is a great article that discusses how Tomcat Context Containers work. http://www.mulesoft.com/understanding-tomcat-context-containers-simple-guide
Tomcat in Eclipse, set Java Version
Open Eclipse Window -> Show View -> Servers Double click your existing Tomcat Server click 'Open launch configuration' Classpath Bootstrap Entities Remove existing JRE if necessary (click Remove) Advanced -> Add Library -> OK JRE System Library -> Alternate JRE -> Installed JREs Add -> Standard VM /Library/Java/Java Virtual Machines ... path to jdk