Apache Tomcat 7.0.40 disappears after 1 second

Question

I downloaded apache-tomcat-7.0.40 for Windows 8 and I followed the instructions by using the C:\\apache-tomcat-7.0.40> startup.bat at my command prompt. The tomc

Answer 1

In my case it was because I run catalina.bat start and this command creates new command prompt, while catalina.bat run executes in the same command prompt and doesn't close it after finishing.