Running Simple JSP file from Apache Tomcat Webserver
1. Create file with name user.html inside D:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 8.5\webapps\ROOT (change drive name if needed)
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>JSP Demo</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="welcome.jsp" method="get" >
<p>Enter a Name:<input type="text" name="uname"/></p><br/>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
</body>
</html>
2. Create a file with name welcome.jsp inside D:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 8.5\webapps\ROOT (change drive name if needed)
<%
String user=request.getParameter("uname");
out.println("Hello "+user);
%>
3. Open browser and type the url localhost:8080/user.html