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Can you migrate from tomcat 7.0.27 to tomcat 9.0?


Asked by Sky Hansen on Dec 13, 2021 FAQ



When migrating from one minor release to another minor release within the same major release (e.g. from Tomcat 7.0.27 to Tomcat 7.0.28) we can retain the configuration files, but we should check to see if any defaults have changed and/or if any new elements have been added and adjust your configuration files accordingly.
Moreover,
Please read general Migration Guide page first, for common considerations that apply to migration or upgrade between versions of Apache Tomcat. This section lists all the known changes between 6.0.x and 7.0.x which may cause backwards compatibility problems when upgrading. Apache Tomcat 7.0.x requires Java 6 or later.
In fact, Upgrading to Tomcat 9.0 from Tomcat 8.0.x or 8.5.x also comes with some known backward compatibility issues which we should be all aware of: Java 8 is required: Apache Tomcat 9.0.x requires Java 8 or later. Apache Tomcat 8.0.x and 8.5.x required Java 7.
Indeed,
The recommended approach is to start with the default configuration of the new version of Apache Tomcat and to adjust it as necessary.
Similarly,
The Apache Tomcat team announces that support for Apache Tomcat 7.0.x will end on 31 March 2021. This means that after 31 March 2021: