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You can download the latest JDK from http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html.
*Pick the self-installing executable corresponding to your O/S type (32 or 64bits)
*Note where you're installing it. Set the Windows System variable JAVA_HOME to this path.
**I removed the user 'JAVA_HOME' variable to prevent the System variable from being overriden.

Step 5) Install

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MySQL for windows.

Download the self-installing exe from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.0.html#downloads
*The most recent 5.1.x is recommended; however, developers are also using 5.5
*Check the box that asks whether you want to include mysql bin directory in the PATH. The option is a checkbox towards the end of the config wizard.

Step 6) Install Apache Ant

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Ant is available from http://ant.apache.org/bindownload.cgi

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NB: Test your environment variables by opening a Cygwin shell and typing 'which ant'. This should return the path to the ant executable.

Step 7) Install Apache Maven

Maven is available from http://maven.apache.org/download.html

• Maven does not have an O/S-specific installer. Thus, the .zip you download does not include an .MSI file
• Place the unzipped download in the folder you want to run Maven from.

To inform the Cygwin environment of where Maven is, update your Windows environment variables.

• Define MAVEN_HOME as a Windows System environment variable, and give it the value of the install folder for Tomcat. E.g. C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-maven-3.0.4
• Add '%MAVEN_HOME%\bin' to the Windows System environment variable PATH

NB: Test your environment variables by opening a Cygwin shell and typing 'which mvn'. This should return the path to the ant executable.

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