Using Eclipse 3.2, Web Tools Platform (WTP) 1.5 & JBoss 3.2.5

Follow this quick cheat sheet to get Eclipse & WTP 1.5 working with JBoss;

1. Navigate to C:\eclipse\plugins\org.eclipse.jst.server.generic.jboss_1.5.0.v200606130315\servers or to the equivalent path depending on where you installed Eclipse
2. Rename plugin.properties to OLDplugin.properties
3. Rename plugin.xml to OLDplugin.xml
4. Extract the attached zip containing Eclipse WTP 1.5 JBoss 3.2.5 Server Definitions
5. Copy the files into the servers folder you opened in step one & replace any files you are asked to overwrite.
6. Open the command prompt, navigate to your Eclipse root directory (normally C:\eclipse) and run “eclipse.exe -clean”
7. Inside of Eclipse open up the preferences (Windows -> Preferences) then navigate to the Server / Installed Runtimes tab.
   Click “Add..”
8. 
9. Select the new JBoss 3.2.5 option then click next
   
10. Enter the correct paths to your JBoss directory and Java home and press finish.Eclipse is now set up to deploy applications directly to JBoss. Enjoy!

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